BOOKS & PAMPHLETS & SETS OF TAPES
Why Priests Are Happy: A Study of the Psychological and Spiritual Health of Priests. Ave
Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana, Oct 2011.
Called to a Deeper Relationship to God. Alba House Cassettes, Society of St. Paul,
Canfield, Ohio, Feb 2011.
Born Of the Eucharist: A Spirituality for Priests. (edited volume) Ave Maria Press, Notre
Dame, Indiana, 2009 (February 2010, Catholic Book Publishers Association, soft-cover
bestseller list)
Our Journey into Joy: Ten Steps to Priestly Holiness. Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana,
2009.
Behold Your Mother: Priests Speak About Mary. (edited volume) Ave Maria Press, Notre
Dame, Indiana, 2007.
The Joy of Priesthood. Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2005.
(Also translated into Polish and available in Poland; translated into Vietnamese and
available in Vietnam and published in India as well.)
When the Lion Roars: A Primer for the Unsuspecting Mystic. Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame,
Indiana, 2003.
A Spirituality of Christian Leadership. Alba House Cassettes, Society of St. Paul,
Canfield, Ohio, 2001.
A Priesthood of Joy. Alba House Cassettes, Society of St. Paul, Canfield, Ohio, 2001.
Challenges of Contemporary Priesthood. Alba House Cassettes, Society of St. Paul,
Canfield, Ohio, 1997.
A Tragic Grace: The Catholic Church and Child Sexual Abuse. ISTI Books, Liturgical Press,
1996.
Rossetti, S. & Muller, W. eds. Sexueller MiBbrauch Minderjähriger In der Kirche:
Psychologische, seelsorgliche und institutionelle Aspekte. MATTHIAS-GRÜEWALD-
VERLAG GMBH, Mainz, Germany, 1996.
Slayer of the Soul: Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church. Ed. Mystic, Ct.:
Twenty-Third Pubs, 1990, 3rd printing.
A Fire On The Earth: Daily Living in the Kingdom of God. Twenty-Third Publications,
Mystic, Conn., Sept, 1989.
I Am Awake, Paulist Press, 1987. Paulist Press best-seller.
D.Min. Dissertation: The Loyal Rebels: A Ministerial Event for Young Adults Based
on the Spirituality of Taizé, University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI., 1985.
ARTICLES
“The Psychological Health of Priests Today: Myths and Facts.” Seminary Journal. (published
summer 2011) 15(3), pp. 69-77.
“Making Children and Young People Our Priority.” Origins: CNS Documentary Service. June
9, 2011, 41(5), pp. 74-79.
“The Priesthood Today and Tomorrow.” Origins: CNS Documentary Service. April 14, 2011,
40(44), pp. 713-723.
“The Relationship of Priests and Bishops Today.” Origins: CNS Documentary Service. July 22, 2010, 40(10), pp. 158-159.
“Trials Will Leave Priesthood, Church Stronger.” Origins: CNS Documentary Service. April 29, 2010, 39(46), pp. 752-755.
"Becoming Priests for the First Time." Origins: CNS Documentary Service. July 3, 2008, pp. 122-131.
“Clinical Reflections on Affective and Sexual Maturity and the Instruction on the Admission of Persons with Homosexual tendencies to Holy Orders,” Seminarium, Congregation for Catholic Education, 47(3), 2007, pp. 767-787.
"Priestly Life and Morale Today." The Priest. Oct. 2005, pp. 12-21, 47.
“Post-Crisis Morale Among Priests,” America, September 13, 2004, 191(6), pp. 8-10.
"From Anger to Gratitude: Becoming a Eucharistic People." Origins: CNS Documentary Service. April 15, 2004, 33(44), pp. 757-762.
“Renewal of the Priesthood in the Post-Dallas Era,” Origins, September 18, 2003, 33(15),
pp. 241-248.
“The Priest as a Man of Communion,” Origins, October 3, 2002, 32(17), pp. 283-289.
“The Catholic Church and Child Sexual Abuse,” America, April 22, 2002, 186(13), pp. 8-15.
“Renewed Search for Priestly Identity,” Human Development, Summer 2002, 23(2), pp. 38-42.
“Priesthood in Transition,” Human Development, Summer 2000, 21(2), pp. 29-34.
“A Message to All Priests: Thank You!” The Priest, January 2000, pp. 19-22.
Falkenhain, M., Duckro, P., Hughes, H., Rossetti, S., and Gfeller, J. “Cluster Analysis of Child
Sexual Offenders,” Journal of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, 6, 1999, pp. 317-336.
Cimbolic, P., Wise, R., Rossetti, S., and Safer M. “Development of a Combined Objective
Ephebophile Scale,” Journal of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, 6, 1999,
pp. 253-266.
“Understanding Diocesan Priesthood,” Human Development, Spring 1999, 20(1), pp. 35-39.
“The Passion of Anger,” Human Development, Summer 1998, 19(2), pp. 15-20.
“A Burdened Leader’s Prayer,” Human Development, Winter 1997, 18(4),
pp. 20-24.
Rossetti, Stephen J. & Coleman, Gerald D. “Psychology and The Church’s Teaching
on Homosexuality,” America. 177(13), November 1, 1997, pp. 6-23.
“Spirituality of the Priesthood,” Human Development, Spring 1997, 18(1), pp. 26-32.
"The Effects of Priest-Perpetration of Child Sexual Abuse on the Trust of Catholics in
Priesthood, Church and God," Journal of Psychology & Christianity, 1997, 16(3),
pp. 197-209.
Rossetti, Stephen, et. al., "Development and Preliminary Validation of the MMPI-2 Scale for
Same Sex Priest-Child Molesters," Journal of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity,
4(4), 1996, pp. 341-356.
“Spiritual Asphyxiation,” Human Development, Winter 1996, 17(4), pp. 5-10.
Musser, P., Cimbolic, P. & Rossetti, S. "Developing an MCMI-II scale for ephebophilia,"
Journal of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, 2(3), 1995, pp. 214-222.
"Child Sexual Abuse and Power," The Furrow. 46(12), December 1995, pp. 684-688.
"The Impact of Child Sexual Abuse on Attitudes Toward God and the Catholic Church,"
Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 19(12), December 1995,
pp. 1469-1481.
"The Mark of Cain: Reintegrating Pedophiles," America. 173(6), September 9, 1995,
pp. 9-16.
"Child sexual abuse: a conversion of perspective," The Tablet. 249(8059), January 21, 1995,
pp. 74-76.
"Some Red Flags for Child Sexual Abuse," Human Development. 15(4), Winter 1994,
pp. 5-11.
"Priest Suicides and The Crisis of Faith," America. 171(13), October 29, 1994,
pp. 8-12.
"Statistical Reflections on Celibacy," America, 170(21), June 18, 1994, pp. 22-24.
"Parishes as Victims of Child Sexual Abuse," in Restoring Trust. National Conference of
Catholic Bishops: Washington, D.C., 1994.
"Child Sexual Abuse in the Church: How I understand it," Priest Magazine, 50(1),
January 1994, pp. 32-37.
"Parishes as Victims of Abuse," Human Development, Vol 14(4), Winter 1993, pp. 15-20.
"A Wounded Church: Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church," Today's Parish,
Oct. 1992, pp. 9-13.
"Broken Symbols: Child Sexual Abuse and the Priesthood," Today's Parish, Sept. 1992,
pp. 9-13.
"Transference and the Priest," Priest Magazine, 48(7): July 1992, pp. 11-15.
"The Pure Gold of Silence," in Spiritual Traditions for the Contemporary Church.
Abingdon Press, 1990.
"Myths of the Child Molester," in Slayer of the Soul: Child Sexual Abuse and the
Catholic Church. Mystic, Ct.: Twenty-Third Pubs, 1990.
"A Challenge to the People of God," in Slayer of the Soul: Child Sexual Abuse and
the Catholic Church. Mystic, Ct.: Twenty-Third Pubs, 1990.
"The Celibacy Experience," Review for Religious, Sept/Oct 1982.
"Psychology and Spirituality: Distinction Without Separation," Review for
Religious, July/August, 1981.



