Having taught in and studied seminaries for 20 years, Katarina Schuth sizes up the changes in today's seminaries and the men they are forming for the...
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Celibacy isn't the problem, argues Father Andrew Greeley. It's the lifelong service to the priesthood that scares away young men. I've been doing...
Religious clothing allows Catholics to make a fashion statement about their faith, says a young priest who sports the look that a previous generation put away...
Multiple parish pastoring became an issue in the United States in the late 1980s and early 90s as the number of priests started to decline, according to Mark...
Pastors across the country serve two, three, and even seven parishes. With innovation and flexibility, parishes are learning as they go. Father Ed Vanorny...
Looking to apply your faith to care for creation? Here are some resources for doing so: From the church: Renewing the Earth: An Invitation to...
"You can't put a mountain back. Do you think you can do a better job than God?" — from Leveling Appalachia, a video from Yale's...
In the 11th century, St. Anselm of Canterbury described theology as fides quaerens intellectum, “faith seeking understanding.” A monk who eventually served as...
Bad news about the church can be a good opportunity to remember why we’re here in the first place. With some reluctance I have to admit that one reason I am a...
Learning from evangelicals isn’t as simple as introducing praise and worship music and talking about a personal relationship with Christ at your next youth...