We can learn a lot from people who left the church, whether we can win them back or not. For generations, the Baltimore Catechism taught that Catholics who...
Parish life
It was a typical Wednesday evening at the Parish Church. Gloria Jackson was preparing to meet her sixth-grade class for religious ed. This was the third class...
With a wink and a smile and a sueeze of the hand. Gilda Rodriguez naturally knows what question to ask, what personal thing to say to each person she greets...
On vacation last summer, I quietly joined a small country parish for Sunday Eucharist. Relieved at not having to preside at two or three liturgies, I settled...
Our churches are filled with potential youth leaders. They might sit a few pews over from you at Sunday Mass. They might live in your neighborhood. You might...
The most important activity in the parish is Sunday Mass. Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles has written a lengthy pastoral letter on liturgical renewal to...
The development of Christian family values is a central aspect of Christianity's ongoing self-interpretation in the 20th century. That development is...
When I wrote a column several years ago about our church's silence on wife and child abuse, I was stunned at the number of letters I received from ordinary...
Most parents, if asked, can tell you in two words what they want for their children: "the best." But what does "the best" mean when it...
Includes bonus information on: The easy way to know the difference between justice and charity The pitfalls that lead to "fringe-ism" What's in...
