Les Johnson’s faith has taken him all over the world. He’s been to Lourdes in France, Medjugorje in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and even to Rome, where he met Pope...
Ministries
Find U.S. Catholic articles on Catholic ministries, including resources and reflections for serving the church and building community.
Last week I attended a volunteer orientation at a center for youth experiencing homelessness. The program director noted early on that many of the youth who...
During Holy Week 2016, an obituary written by a woman in Duluth, Minnesota caught national media attention. Eleni Pinnow wrote the obituary for her young adult...
Life for most children takes place within a six block radius of their home: school, shopping, worship, and play. These six blocks help define who they are...
Guests pull blankets tightly around them, covering feet and hands cracked and dry from the cold. For a few hours they find rest and a decent sleep, something...
Art covers the walls of a hip storefront in downtown Waterloo, Iowa. On the Saturday before Halloween, 500 kids make their way inside to claim a piece of...
1. Commemorate the people whose land your church is on. Shantha Ready Alonso says that parishes can start working toward creation justice by being mindful of...
Denise Vasquez awoke one night in November 2015, slumped over in a chair after drinking at least a gallon of vodka. She knew she had to either find more...
Most people don’t dream of working for the institutional church; it’s not high on the list for childhood career days or suggestions of what to be when one...
From the outside there is little evidence that the brownstone on New York’s Upper West Side is an unusual community. That is until you notice the crest on the...
