With Christmas coming, I have been contemplating gifts, and I realize that not one of my favorite gifts came from a store. That is not to say that I haven’t received astounding, thoughtful gifts over the years, but in memory, what jumps out to me are not the things that
Allow me to clarify: in nearly twenty years of working for the Church—at the parish and diocesan levels and in an apostolate that has international reach—I have never seen a parish (or diocesan) pastoral plan produce the wide-spread transformative fruit its authors hoped for. I am not talking about capital
I have the privilege of having a job in which I get to take Communion to the homebound on a regular basis. Many of these folks are elderly and many are deeply committed Catholics. One of the things I hear repeatedly is a lament that their grandchildren, though often raised
Four Out of Five Victims Don’t Report Sexual Assault. Can Christian Colleges Do Better?Title IX coordinators look for ways to combat silence and shame. Stand By Me. But Don’t Be a Bystander.Pay attention to the sin of passivity, especially in church leaders dealing with abused women. What Your Church Needs