Resources for running a parish using business’ best practices Courses Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry Mendoza College of Business, Notre...
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Synergy, efficiency, and compliance aren’t just for business. They’re also important for a stronger church. Imagine the moment (with a choir in the background...
Father Tom Sweetser, S.J., says it’s not in his capacity to reform the entire U.S. church, but he knows he’s making a difference in the scores of parishes...
People leave the Catholic Church for a host of reasons, but exactly what brings them back? For many Catholics it is a Sunday routine, but for Laura Bendini...
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...
Anyone who’s seen The King’s Speech, about King George VI and his speech therapist, knows people don’t stutter when they sing. So will singing similarly help...
American Catholics who still strongly dislike the new liturgical texts once they are implemented this Advent season will have three options: 1. Stop going to...
It’s dress rehearsal time as parishes prepare for the new Mass. It was last Advent season when Andy Hentz first heard his pastor talk about the new Latin-to...
When building a new church, parishes can look to former churches for resources. As Catholic demographics shift and shrinking budgets demand consolidation...
It’s not as difficult—or expensive—as you might think to build a green parish. Church design is evolving as people reawaken to the ancient wisdom that...
