Feeling called to religious life, many men and women are finding they first need to overcome a few obstacles in their path. Finally, after years of shoving it...
Vocations
Iraqi Catholics risk their lives to join the priesthood and serve their own in a turbulent state. Father Daud Barber of the College of St. Ephram in Qaraqosh...
How women who work for the church keep the faith It’s lunchtime at St. Clement Parish in Chicago, and although some of the city’s best restaurants are within...
Scratching the stained-glass ceiling, an increasing number of women hold leadership positions in the church. Here’s a look at the gifts they bring and...
Dung Tran remembers attending the annual Los Angeles Religious Education Congress several years ago and being struck by a particular scene. "The deacons...
The modern deacon has been around for 40 years—and some are still finding their place in the parish. Beverly Hills, California deacon and author Eric...
The editors interview Father Robert Barron. "For too long we've had a preferential option for mediocrity in the priesthood," laments Father...
The priest shortage is generating some creative solutions to parish staffing, but they require a little flexibility and a healthy sense of humor on the part of...
Robert Silva, a pastor and spiritual director who has taught at the University of the Pacific and the Catholic University of America, talks about how his...
Once ubiquitous, the parish priest is disappearing into thin air, with troubling effects on young Catholic imaginations. A few years ago while teaching, I...
