If U.S. women religious need voices in their defense, U.S. Catholic readers are happy to testify. Not only do they sing the praises of sisters who have taught...
In the Pews
Stories of real-life Catholics living out their faith, with reporting on parishes, ministries, and vocation.
Let's keep Uncle Sam out of the nativity scene by reinforcing the wall between church and state. Our varied beliefs can bring us together to feed the...
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...
How would education expert Father Joseph O'Keefe, S.J. reboot Catholic schools if he could start from scratch? In a time and place not so far away...
Can we reinvent Catholic schools? Theresa Muniz remembers the nuns in her elementary school as strict, vigorously inspecting her appearance and demanding...
Catholic schools are filling in the teacher gap with new grads looking for a challenge. Elias Moo could be parlaying the University of Notre Dame degree he...
Lord knows these organizations need some help serving their communities. OK, children, gather around. I'll tell you what life was like before parish...
If the pastor had not stepped down, the church embezzlement might have continued indefinitely. But when Father Brian Lisowski, pastor of St. Bede the...
We were nervous walking into the new parish for the first time. My husband and I settled our three children into a pew near the rear for a quick escape if we...
