Priest as Leader: The Process of the Inculturation of a Spiritual-Theological Theme of Priesthood in a United States Context

The United States Bishops' program of priestly formation makes numerous references to the ministerial priesthood in terms of leadership a description largely absent in universal church teaching on the priesthood. Although leadership is a universal reality, particular cultural contexts determine how it is understood and practiced. The spirituality of priest as leader in a U.S. Context and the implications of such an understanding for seminary formation in the United States.