August 2020
VOL. 85, NO. 8
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The Parish Issue
Gather us in
BY TERESA CODA
Be the host with the most and welcome newcomers with these tips for parish event planning.
Across the years
BY TERESA CODA
Some of the richest parish friendships are found outside your own age bubble.
Youth Group
BY TERESA CODA
Creativity, communication, and authenticity are key to building relationships with Catholic youth.
Small but mighty
Good pastoral practices empower rural parishes to satisfy a hunger for excellence.
Faith in action
Be a parish that works for justice in addition to charity.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
Slow down
BY JESSIE BAZAN
Be where you are and be there well.
SALT & LIGHT
Better together
BY DAVID CLOUTIER
As we return to common life, remember that Catholic teaching calls us to invite in others.
MARGIN NOTES
Summer of love
BY KEVIN CLARKE
Catholics have a healing role to play in the Black Lives Matter movement.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
Christ-haunted
BY DANNY DUNCAN COLLUM
If this plague could take John Prine, then it could—if we let it—take away the best in us.
TESTAMENTS
Greater than kings
BY ALICE CAMILLE
Any account of leadership must include the saga of the poor.
GLAD YOU ASKED
Money matters
BY CHARLES ZECH
Shine a light on the collection basket and prioritize financial transparency.
Sounding Board
No barriers
Inclusive and accessible parishes are flourishing—but the work of welcoming all is far from done.
Expert Witness
Many parts, one body
AN INTERVIEW WITH BRETT HOOVER
Parishes are becoming ever more diverse, says this theologian.
Wise Guides
The evangelist
Catholic writer Brian Doyle gave readers permission to find God everywhere.
Home Faith
Circles of love
When the labor of family life overwhelms, tiny devotions can lead to grace.
