A study of recently ordained Catholic priests. By Dean R. Hoge. Published by the National Catholic Educational Association. 182 pages.

"This is a valuable study, following up on Dean Hoge's ground-breaking study on priests ordained 1 to 5 years. This is a critical study of a critical time in a priest's life and, as always, Dean Hoge makes a critical contribution to our understanding, offering a solid basis beyond anecdotal impressions, for the formation of helpful policies and programs to assist these servants of God." --Rev. Dan Danielson, pastor, Diocese of Oakland

"Our Institute for Priests and Presbyterates is one effort to connect ongoing formation before ordination with ongoing formation after ordination, something Pastores Dabo Vobis says should continue 'in an unbroken way.' This new Dean Hoge study will be most valuable in helping us begin to understand the needs of those ordained five to nine years and to design programs to fit those needs. It couldn't come at a more opportune time." --Rev. J. Ronald Knott, Director, Institute for Priests and Presbyterates, Saint Meinrad School of Theology

Dan R. Hoge, Ph.D., teaches sociology at The Catholic University of America. He has pursued sociological research on American churches for thirty-five years and has produced numerous books and articles on American religion.