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Sherry Weddel, director of the Catherine of Siena Institute, took the ministry world by storm with her ...
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Parish entry point giving is a topic rarely discussed in Catholic churches. This week, take a few minutes to ...
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One of the most popular types of writing to come out of the Internet age is the listicle, which is a numbered list ...
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Do you know about the "General Social Survey" and religion? In the April edition of First Things, Mark L. ...
When it comes to standing out on social media, video is king. The next time you are promoting a special event at ...
Last month we included a post about the number of people entering the Catholic Church in the United States and ...
Saint James writes in his epistle that "the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful" (Jsa 5:13). We ...
Hopefully it's easy for new parishioners to register at your parish. What happens after a new household ...
A year after the clergy abuse crisis came to light again, news reports continue to come out that can disturb and ...
As the church in North America continues to change, many parishes are moving from organizations focused on ...
The Book of Blessings, used in almost every Catholic church since the 1980s, is full of ritual blessings for ...
In 2018, St. Mary's Press shocked the Church in North America when it published its research project, Going, Going ...
We are all guilty of visiting YouTube to check out a video a friend said we simply "had to see." Perhaps you ...
Have you heard the latest - Bishop Barron meets Jordan Peterson? In the last few years, Canadian psychologist ...
For centuries religious institutions were some of the most trusted organizations in most cultures. But in the ...
This era of big data can be overwhelming, but surveys and polls can help your parish in its evangelization ...
Every Catholic has experienced the Sunday to Monday gap. You hear a soul-stirring homily on Sunday that edifies ...
We are living in a time where community bonds are growing weaker, with churches and membership-based ...
There are just so many saints. Everyone has their patrons, their favorites, and the ones they don't understand. ...
December 31 is just nine short months away, and with it will come year-end giving decisions for many of your ...
Catholicism isn't necessarily known for its rousing homilies (at least in this day and age), but we are blessed ...
Many Christians - Catholics and Protestants alike - think they are bad at prayer and are embarrassed about it. And ...
Many clergy, theologians, and lay ministers have been thinking about the Church's response to loneliness. Study ...
There is an entire universe of priests who are active on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms. In ...
On the Feast of the Epiphany, 2001, Pope Saint John Paul II published "Novo Millenio Ineunte," or "At the Dawn of ...
For years I sat on the finance committee of St. Leo’s parish in Omaha, Nebraska. And, unlike many parish meetings ...
The CSM team often works with pastors and staff that say, “We wish parishioners would increase their financial ...
You're getting bombarded with new programs every week - ministry programs that claim to lead hundreds into RCIA, ...
Magazine subscriptions. Chocolate sales. Caramel corn delivery services. We've all participated in these sorts of ...
Parish clergy and staff are often on the frontlines, dealing with mental health issues, and we know it can be a ...
Not all fundraising activities are created equal. All parish and school fundraising opportunities are unique and ...
With 2019 almost in the books and 2020 around the corner, it's likely you have some positions you are thinking of ...
How many times has a parishioner or visitor asked you to pray for them or someone they love? I bet you get prayer ...
If you're looking to make your parish more family-friendly, the next best thing is not free parenting classes or ...
Two and a half years ago, Billy Baker's article in Boston Globe magazine about middle-aged men and the loneliness ...
As a parish employee, you likely know about the Liturgy of the Hours and maybe pray this universal prayer of the ...
As a kid, I was always really excited for the part of Mass when Mom and Dad gave me money to put in the ...
It is no secret that the largest transfer of wealth in human history is starting to take place between Baby ...
Ever wonder about that new family two pews down from you? They have been attending Mass regularly, but you never ...
Even as I typed the headline, I thought I might lose a few readers. Let’s face it, money is a difficult thing to ...
High school teachers, college professors, and even fitness program instructors have started implementing ...
I've written in this space before about how every Catholic thinks every other Catholic is an expert at prayer when ...
If some or all of your parish staff need to continue or restart working from home this fall, you might be ...
If this past spring you were scrambling to move your ministries online for the foreseeable future, there are ...
With “shelter at home” orders issued around the country this last spring, many parishes are continuing livestream ...
In the face of global pandemic, the day-to-day work of a parish employee may seem pointless. After all, what can ...
I love fall – the foliage, football, and (bon)fires. By the first of October, I hope that I’ve already sat around ...
What can continue at the parish? In short, most events and meetings on a parish calendar can continue this autumn. ...
Is a return to normalcy coming soon? Even while social distancing continues around the world, it's time to begin ...
You have learned a lot about how parishioners engage with the parish over the last several months. Social ...
This article by freelance writer Christina Capecchi got my attention a few weeks ago. The lessons Cappechi teaches ...
Even several months into the pandemic, some of us can abuse Facebook. After all, it's not a communications tool ...
Months into the coronavirus pandemic, it's clear how much damage has been done across the globe. The consequences ...
You've heard it time and time again from your parishioners: "Where can I find a good spiritual director so I can ...
Christmas represents an incredible opportunity to minister to "Creasters," those nominal Catholics that only ...
Each parish is called to be the People of God, enfleshed in a particular geographic location. And just as we are ...
By now, most of us are familiar with the study that shows that the greatest single factor in a children's practice ...
We've been living in a new era of ministry - the coronavirus epoch - since early March of this year. Maybe you're ...
The phrase "discernment of spirits" refers to what St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, calls "the ...
If there's one strange benefit to the coronavirus pandemic, it has caused us all to slow down a bit. Many ...
I have the pleasure of knowing a priest who is the king of empowering his parishioners to improve the local ...
Mardi Gras and Lent are fast approaching, and Ash Wednesday kicks things off. Father gets to rub ashes on your ...
After the busyness of Holy Week, it can be difficult to muster to enthusiasm to analyze your Easter collection. ...
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