Why Canon Law?

The purpose of this Blog is to talk about law, canon law, and Catholic things from my perspective of law and canon law. If you are a canon lawyer, you probably will not like it.  I am gearing this to the folks in the pews and maybe a few who are interested in getting into one in a Catholic Church.  I have never held any job or office or position in the Catholic Church that actually pays. I found the best part of that is that the Church could never fire me and so never had a financial leverage over me. That was always important to me. I have done a lot of work on cases for different bishops, religious orders, dioceses and individuals, but never drew down a salary in any diocese.  I hung up my shingle the day I passed the PA Bar exam, on the first try! So, in my civil practice, where I have also never worked for anyone but my clients, I have found that professional non-affiliation works just fine for me.  I hope it does for you too.

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Just What is Canon Law?
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Just What is Canon Law?

I get asked this question often, mostly because I show my credentials as a Canon Lawyer on all my stationery, business cards, web site, you get the picture. So here is about as formal as I will get on this blog.

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