Living with other cultures takes practice, Father Gary Riebe-Estrella, S.V.D. wrote in U.S. Catholic's July 2000 special...
In the Pews
Stories of real-life Catholics living out their faith, with reporting on parishes, ministries, and vocation.
Creating a truly multicultural church takes change from both the dominant group and minority groups, Sister María Elena González, R.S.M...
With Mexican, American, and Mexican American cultures mixing at parishes, Gary Riebe-Estrella recommends a good dose of patience and understanding. When...
Hispanic Catholics will soon be the majority in the U.S. church but they are still often relegated to the basement. It’s time to bring Hispanic ministry...
Dispatches from the history of Hispanic Catholics in the United States. From colonial times until recently, Hispanic Catholics in lands now in the United...
On the whole, U.S. Catholic readers sing praises for their parishes. Sounding Boards are one person’s take on a many-sided subject and do not necessarily...
The U.S. Catholic Church today is undergoing profound cultural, social, and leadership transitions. It’s at the parish level that conflicts arise and new...
The most vibrant parishes focus as much on ministry to the poor as they do on ministry in the liturgy, says the founder of JustFaith Ministries. In 1988 Jack...
"It's a zoo," sighs Father Donald B. Cozzens, who had been hoping for a quiet sabbatical to finish writing his next book. Instead, the...
Making it through the dark night of the priest pedophilia crisis and arriving at truth and reconciliation requires an unflinching examination of our...
