"Ordinarily the word prophet evokes the image of a solitary figure, a lone voice crying in the wilderness, "Prepare the way of the Lord!" In this timely book, however, the Reverend Dennis Geaney ex- amines the possibility that a community of faith can... become a pro- phetic parish that challenges, rather than reflects, the dominant values of the surrounding culture?" Roy Larson, Religion Editor Chicago Sun-Times

"Geaney believes that... parishes can be centers for a national movement of radical social change. His vision of what the parish can be and his suggestions for bringing that vision to life will be of interest to all who believe as he does that Christianity has resources to help renew the face of the earth."

- David O'Brien, Holy Cross College author of The Renewal of American Catholicism

sion of "As we all seek to integrate the biblical and eschatological vi- a just world with the practical problems and challenges challer we face as Church, Father Geaney's discussion will keep us honest and questioning." -Most Reverend Rembert G. Weakland Archbishop of Milwaukee