DR. TAD DICKEL RELEASES NEW BOOK: Strategic Planning for Catholic Parishes: Listening, Learning, and Responding Through the Lens of Pope Francis's Teachings on Synodality For mer Mater Dei President Dr. Tad Dickel recently released his book Strategic planning for Catholic parishes: Listening, learning, and responding through the lens of Pope Francis?s teachings on synodality in December 2021. The book is based on Dickel?s sever al year s of exper ience working with par ishes is now widely available on Amazon.com. Dickel shared, ?I am excited to release this book which I hope will be a valuable resource for many par ishes as they examine their cur rent state and create a plan for a renewed sense of mission and a vibr ant future.? Since his time at Mater Dei, Dr. Dickel has gone on to establish T.A. Dickel Group, LLC where he ser ves as President and specializes in str ategy, leader ship, and creativity consulting.
Michael D. Gr eaney ?73 r eleases his latest book with co- author Dawn K. Br ohawn The Greater Reset: Reclaiming Personal Sovereignty Under Natural Law Michael D. Greaney is a board member and Director of Research for the Center for Economic and Social Justice (CESJ) in Arlington, Vir ginia. He has published ar ticles and books on many subjects, including Catholic social teaching, banking and monetar y histor y, and economic per sonalism. He is from the MD class of 1973 and gr aduated from the Univer sity of Notre Dame. In this book, the author s tr ace the histor ical, religious, political, and economic roots of humanity?s per ilous condition and how retur ning to God- given, univer sal pr inciples of natur al law, can help build a more just, liber ating, prosperous, and hopeful future for ever y per son. 41
