Official statements calling gays and lesbians "disordered" and "violent" do little to make them feel welcomed and respected in the church...
Parish life
Amidst all the chatter about the new translation of the Roman Missal in the last few months, did you ever wonder what might happen if a priest just prayed the...
Some professionals are quitting their day jobs and stepping up to a new spiritual calling. If someone had told Barbara Evans a decade ago that she’d be working...
What types of lay ministry formation programs are available? The answer varies—from shorter-term diocesan programs that might involve a class taken at night or...
Those who enter lay ecclesial formation programs do so for a variety of reasons, but not usually because they expect to find a job with a whopping paycheck at...
Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors...
The translators of the new Mass prayers have neglected one cardinal rule: Consider your audience. As the days dwindled before their triumphal entry, the new...
Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors...
Offering Christ’s Body and Blood to fellow parishioners helps this Catholic find a fuller Communion. “The eyes have it!” Spelled a bit...
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