Sister Nancy Bauer received the 2023 Role of Law Award from the Canon Law Society of America at its annual convention Oct. 11. This award honors her outstanding example in the furtherance of Church law as a pastoral means of serving God’s people.
The CLSA website outlines the criteria for recipients as the “embodiment of pastoral attitude, commitment to research and study, participation in the development of law, a response to needs or practical assistance, and facilitation of dialogue and the interchange of ideas within the Society and with other groups.”