Robert Silva, a pastor and spiritual director who has taught at the University of the Pacific and the Catholic University of America, talks about how his...
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As a kid in Catholic school, I grew up learning a lot about Mary. She was the Mother of God and the mother of all people everywhere. She wore a white dress and...
Once ubiquitous, the parish priest is disappearing into thin air, with troubling effects on young Catholic imaginations. A few years ago while teaching, I...
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...
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 Reflection and...
"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...
