Official statements calling gays and lesbians "disordered" and "violent" do little to make them feel welcomed and respected in the church...
In the Pews
Stories of real-life Catholics living out their faith, with reporting on parishes, ministries, and vocation.
A junior high teacher yearns to be a positive gay role model in her Catholic school. But she wonders, "Does the church love me as much as I love it?"...
Many gay priests have served and continue to serve our church well. Let's not make them scapegoats for the sins of others. In our church and in the media...
Some professionals are quitting their day jobs and stepping up to a new spiritual calling. If someone had told Barbara Evans a decade ago that she’d be working...
The mission of Catholic Newman Centers has changed over more than 100 years. In the 1800s, Blessed John Henry Newman wrote that “religious truth is not only a...
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a pastoral letter on campus ministry, pledging their support for the ongoing effort to enrich the faith in...
What types of lay ministry formation programs are available? The answer varies—from shorter-term diocesan programs that might involve a class taken at night or...
Those who enter lay ecclesial formation programs do so for a variety of reasons, but not usually because they expect to find a job with a whopping paycheck at...
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, or the...
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...
