Jesus taught adults, so why are parishes so focused on educating young children when the older members could really use the lessons? Sounding Boards are one...
Parish life
As wing tips and clerical collars replace sandals and golf shirts, parishes react to a new style of priest. When the alarm clock rings, Father James Moore, 33...
Many consider fervent “JPII priests” a clear byproduct of today’s seminaries—which leads them to wonder what kind of social training seminarians receive. For...
Parishes are finding that reducing their carbon footprint is not only an environmental issue but a spiritual one, too. Parishioners at Mary Immaculate Church...
Tips and suggestions for parishes planning to prioritize the environment. 1. Schedule a Bike- or Walk-to-Church Sunday. 2. Offer pitchers of water instead of...
Five reasons Catholic communities should care about cleaning up the environment. 1. You don’t have to believe in climate change to believe in its...
REDIRECT SCRIPT
There’s no shortage of programs to draw missing Catholics back to church, but few can boast of their efforts in a single diocese as “an increase of 92,000...
The key to a thriving parish is not so much what goes on inside, says this longtime pastor, but what its members are doing beyond its walls. In his book...
The value of a faith community can’t be crunched on a balance sheet. Thirteen in Miami, 52 in Cleveland, 33 in Albany, New York. No, these aren’t...
