Recently, my sister celebrated her “re-baptism” as a member of the American Baptist church. Like me and her other siblings, she was baptized and confirmed...
Parish life
Discover U.S. Catholic articles on parish life that highlight community building, inclusion, and justice in everyday Catholic ministry.
There are surprisingly few official rules about decorating churches, much to the chagrin of those who have been crowded out by Christmas poinsettias or...
Some years ago, Eric Jacobsen wrote about the urban environment in Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith (Brazos Press). He outlined...
Parish name: Madonna Parish Location (City, State): Fort Lee, NJ Year founded: 1858 Diocese: Newark Pastor: Rev Bruce Janiga Number of parishioners: 1281...
Looking back at all the debates that took place before, during, and after the Synod on the Family, the most serious and most common misrepresentation of...
Father Paul Keller, C.M.F. is a new online columnist for U.S. Catholic. His column, Smells like sheep, focuses on the places where pastoral ministry, public...
Any successful corporate leader will tell you that an organization needs to have sound business practices if it hopes to reach its goals. And while the...
Finally there appears an issue that our divided church can agree on. Catholics of all stripes—conservatives and liberals and in-betweens—are declaring a pox on...
Parish name: St. Paul the Apostle Location (City, State): Westerville, Ohio Year founded: 1913 Diocese: Diocese of Columbus Pastor: Rev. Charles F. Klinger...
Parish name: Church of the Assumption Location: Fairport, NY Date founded: 1860 Diocese: Rochester, NY Pastor: Father Ed Palumbos Parishioners: 2,600 families...
