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