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...
In the Pews
Stories of real-life Catholics living out their faith, with reporting on parishes, ministries, and vocation.
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...
Parishes can’t always anticipate impending disaster, but there’s plenty they can do to prepare and protect themselves from the worst. Imagine...
7 steps to a church worth connecting to. The March 19 celebration of the feast of St. Joseph is in full swing at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia...
The high cost of Catholic education leaves many in the dust. One mother argues that it will take the whole church to pick up the children who are left behind...
Think you want (or want your son or daughter) to attend a Catholic college but can’t imagine how you’ll afford it? You don’t have to be...
We can learn a lot from people who left the church, whether we can win them back or not. For generations, the Baltimore Catechism taught that Catholics who...
It was a typical Wednesday evening at the Parish Church. Gloria Jackson was preparing to meet her sixth-grade class for religious ed. This was the third class...
I never imagined that crossing paths with homeless people would become a part of our children's grade school education. Who would put that on the...
With a wink and a smile and a sueeze of the hand. Gilda Rodriguez naturally knows what question to ask, what personal thing to say to each person she greets...
