Find or be a mentor. Ministry associations are great, but informal groups work, too. “I’ve really found a lot of support in the older women who have paved the...
Parish life
Discover U.S. Catholic articles on parish life that highlight community building, inclusion, and justice in everyday Catholic ministry.
Catholic tradition still has answers for the questions of the contemporary world, says the former Master-General of the Dominican order. For someone who was...
The day after their farewell Mass, parishioners of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church were locked out. Archdiocesan officials had changed the locks days ahead...
(This story accompanies The need for closure: What happens when a parish closes its doors.) Whatever church leaders do, parishioners aren’t going to be...
Parish leaders and young adults might be missing each other. While some wonder where all the 20- and 30-somethings are on Sunday morning, the young...
It can be hard to find your place in the church when you are in your 20s and 30s. You’re no longer a teenager in a youth group or a college student at a...
If you’re looking for a faith community, you’re not alone. The day after graduating from Marquette University, Michelle Scaperlanda packed her...
When Amy Welborn started her blog In Between Naps in September 2001, she was one of just a few Catholics using the medium to discuss issues of faith and...
The Second Vatican Council unleashed a wave of lay participation in the church—and there’s no turning back. Joan Higgins remembers when things began to change...
UPDATE: The U.S. Catholic editors shared their reflections on being American Catholics last year. This year, we’ve asked readers to submit their own...
