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...
In the Pews
Stories of real-life Catholics living out their faith, with reporting on parishes, ministries, and vocation.
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...
Having a child with special needs can test one’s faith in God and in the parish community. As a theologian Mary Beth Walsh of Maplewood, New Jersey had studied...
The shortage of priests has made some places in the United States “mission territory,” drawing clergy the world over to a parish near you. One...
