Layperson's Distinctive Role

by Francis Cardinal Arinze

This important book by the highly regarded African prelate, Cardinal Arinze, describes in positive and simple terms who the lay person is, his distinctive role in the Church, and how the lay apostolate distinguishes the lay faithful from the clergy and the religious.

The call of lay people to be witnesses of Christ in the ordinary areas of secular life, such as family, work, recreation, politics and government, shows how demanding the apostolate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158617780X
• ISBN13: 9781586177805
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Good insight into the role of the lay

Cardinal Arinze reveals that the Church includes the lay. The clerics and religious aren't the Church alone. As laymen, our apostolate is in the secular sphere. In the world, but not of the world. I recommend this easy read for anyone who wants to understand the role of the lay in the Church and in the world.