Though they agree that sometimes a parish must be closed, U.S. Catholic readers have plenty of suggestions on how the process might be improved. Last...
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A new pastor's offers suggestions for those preparing the parish welcome wagon. "You must be Father Darren...
Could you put that in layman’s terms, please? “With pleasure,” says Richard R. Gaillardetz, author of By What Authority? A Primer on Scripture, the...
Official statements calling gays and lesbians "disordered" and "violent" do little to make them feel welcomed and respected in...
According to church teaching, all the people of God have the right-duty, even-to share their opinions on matters concerning the good of the church. John...
They say it’s lonely at the top, but it’s also lonely in the middle. That’s where Oblate Father Ronald Rolheiser often finds himself, trying...
Five years into the sex abuse crisis, some Catholics are growing weary, while others are cautiously optimistic. The priest sex abuse crisis is the U.S...
They're not immigrants, but they don't feel fully "American" either: U.S.-born Latinos are struggling to find their place in the U.S...
Young people can change the world, this Muslim interfaith organizer says. They just need a chance to share their traditions with each other. Eboo Patel greatly...
Former full-time volunteers confess that their experiences change them for good. "This feels like a homecoming," Beth Knobbe told a retreat...
