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The 8:1 Communications Rule
Catholic Social Media's research shows that nonprofits should be striving for a good communications-to-request ...
Celebrating Clergy Anniversaries
If you thought finding an anniversary gift for your spouse was hard, try celebrating clergy anniversaries. To help ...
Celebrating Baptisms in a New Way
How is your parish celebrating baptisms? Outside of the sacrament itself, there are lots of ways to commemorate a ...
The Forming Intentional Disciples Forum
Sherry Weddel, director of the Catherine of Siena Institute, took the ministry world by storm with her ...
Achieve Inbox Zero Easily
You can achieve inbox zero easily - a mythical state when you have NO emails in your inbox. Email is a blessing ...
Thanking Parishioners Well
With everything going on at your Catholic parish, it can be easy to forget that thanking parishioners well is one ...
Count Your Blessings at the Parish
When's the last time you took a moment to count your blessings at the parish? We've all heard it before: an ...
Parish Entry Point Giving
Parish entry point giving is a topic rarely discussed in Catholic churches. This week, take a few minutes to ...
Every Knee Shall Bow
We are all called to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. However, we are often at a loss as to how we can do ...
Taking Prayer Requests Online
Maybe you take prayer requests at your Catholic parish, but have you ever considered taking prayer requests ...
Using Listicles to Communicate
One of the most popular types of writing to come out of the Internet age is the listicle, which is a numbered list ...
Selling Tickets to Parish Events
Have you ever experienced headaches while selling tickets to parish events? Most parishes have 5-10 annual events ...
The General Social Survey and Religion
Do you know about the "General Social Survey" and religion? In the April edition of First Things, Mark L. ...
Use Video to Promote Special Events
When it comes to standing out on social media, video is king. The next time you are promoting a special event at ...
Follow CARA at Georgetown University
Last month we included a post about the number of people entering the Catholic Church in the United States and ...
Using Intercessory Prayer Teams
Saint James writes in his epistle that "the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful" (Jsa 5:13). We ...
Implementing Welcome Teams
Hopefully it's easy for new parishioners to register at your parish. What happens after a new household ...
Responding to Church Scandals
A year after the clergy abuse crisis came to light again, news reports continue to come out that can disturb and ...
Using Personal Testimonials
As the church in North America continues to change, many parishes are moving from organizations focused on ...
Giving Frequent Blessings
The Book of Blessings, used in almost every Catholic church since the 1980s, is full of ritual blessings for ...
Equipping Parents to Equip Children
In 2018, St. Mary's Press shocked the Church in North America when it published its research project, Going, Going ...
YouTube is More than Cat Videos
We are all guilty of visiting YouTube to check out a video a friend said we simply "had to see." Perhaps you ...
Bishop Barron meets Jordan Peterson
Have you heard the latest - Bishop Barron meets Jordan Peterson? In the last few years, Canadian psychologist ...
Financial Transparency at the Parish
For centuries religious institutions were some of the most trusted organizations in most cultures. But in the ...
Generational Barriers to Faith
This era of big data can be overwhelming, but surveys and polls can help your parish in its evangelization ...
Overcoming the Sunday to Monday Gap
Every Catholic has experienced the Sunday to Monday gap. You hear a soul-stirring homily on Sunday that edifies ...
Radical Community at Your Parish
We are living in a time where community bonds are growing weaker, with churches and membership-based ...
Introduce Parishioners to the Saints
There are just so many saints. Everyone has their patrons, their favorites, and the ones they don't understand. ...
Stewardship a Disciple’s Response
December 31 is just nine short months away, and with it will come year-end giving decisions for many of your ...
Check Out Great Catholic Preaching
Catholicism isn't necessarily known for its rousing homilies (at least in this day and age), but we are blessed ...
The School of Prayer
Many Christians - Catholics and Protestants alike - think they are bad at prayer and are embarrassed about it. And ...
The Church’s Response to Loneliness
Many clergy, theologians, and lay ministers have been thinking about the Church's response to loneliness. Study ...
Gather Digital Prayer Requests
There is an entire universe of priests who are active on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms. In ...
Revisit Novo Millennio Ineunte
On the Feast of the Epiphany, 2001, Pope Saint John Paul II published "Novo Millenio Ineunte," or "At the Dawn of ...
Start Your Meetings on Time
For years I sat on the finance committee of St. Leo’s parish in Omaha, Nebraska. And, unlike many parish meetings ...
You Get What You Ask For
The CSM team often works with pastors and staff that say, “We wish parishioners would increase their financial ...
The Power of Personal Invitation
You're getting bombarded with new programs every week - ministry programs that claim to lead hundreds into RCIA, ...
Worst Fundraising Ideas Ever
Magazine subscriptions. Chocolate sales. Caramel corn delivery services. We've all participated in these sorts of ...
Saint Dymphna’s Playbook Podcast
Parish clergy and staff are often on the frontlines, dealing with mental health issues, and we know it can be a ...
Appeals, campaigns, and events
Not all fundraising activities are created equal. All parish and school fundraising opportunities are unique and ...
Hiring like the church next door
With 2019 almost in the books and 2020 around the corner, it's likely you have some positions you are thinking of ...
Pray for them now
How many times has a parishioner or visitor asked you to pray for them or someone they love? I bet you get prayer ...
Committing to Child Care
If you're looking to make your parish more family-friendly, the next best thing is not free parenting classes or ...
Parish Men are Lonely
Two and a half years ago, Billy Baker's article in Boston Globe magazine about middle-aged men and the loneliness ...
Praying with the Universal Church
As a parish employee, you likely know about the Liturgy of the Hours and maybe pray this universal prayer of the ...
Families and the Collection Basket
As a kid, I was always really excited for the part of Mass when Mom and Dad gave me money to put in the ...
Parish Planned Giving Seminars
It is no secret that the largest transfer of wealth in human history is starting to take place between Baby ...
Using Parishioner Spotlights
Ever wonder about that new family two pews down from you? They have been attending Mass regularly, but you never ...
Talking About Money at the Parish
Even as I typed the headline, I thought I might lose a few readers. Let’s face it, money is a difficult thing to ...
Post Program Surveys
High school teachers, college professors, and even fitness program instructors have started implementing ...
The Beginner’s Guide To…
I've written in this space before about how every Catholic thinks every other Catholic is an expert at prayer when ...
The Basics of Working From Home
If some or all of your parish staff need to continue or restart working from home this fall, you might be ...
Facebook Groups and Ministry
If this past spring you were scrambling to move your ministries online for the foreseeable future, there are ...
Livestreaming Mass is Essential
With “shelter at home” orders issued around the country this last spring, many parishes are continuing livestream ...
The Mark of Our Work is Prayer
In the face of global pandemic, the day-to-day work of a parish employee may seem pointless. After all, what can ...
Bonfires, Community, and Confession
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?
What can continue at the parish? In short, most events and meetings on a parish calendar can continue this autumn. ...
A Return to Normalcy?
Is a return to normalcy coming soon? Even while social distancing continues around the world, it's time to begin ...
COVID-19 and Parish Communications
You have learned a lot about how parishioners engage with the parish over the last several months. Social ...
Honest Questions, Honest Answers
This article by freelance writer Christina Capecchi got my attention a few weeks ago. The lessons Cappechi teaches ...
Virtual Coffee and Doughnuts
Even several months into the pandemic, some of us can abuse Facebook. After all, it's not a communications tool ...
Who and How We Support
Months into the coronavirus pandemic, it's clear how much damage has been done across the globe. The consequences ...
Spiritual Directors Spiritual Friends
You've heard it time and time again from your parishioners: "Where can I find a good spiritual director so I can ...
The Creaster Opportunity
Christmas represents an incredible opportunity to minister to "Creasters," those nominal Catholics that only ...
Works of Mercy at the Parish
Each parish is called to be the People of God, enfleshed in a particular geographic location. And just as we are ...
Fathers in the Church
By now, most of us are familiar with the study that shows that the greatest single factor in a children's practice ...
Rest and Retreat
We've been living in a new era of ministry - the coronavirus epoch - since early March of this year. Maybe you're ...
The Discernment of Spirits
The phrase "discernment of spirits" refers to what St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, calls "the ...
Sunday Reclaimed
If there's one strange benefit to the coronavirus pandemic, it has caused us all to slow down a bit. Many ...
What Are You Going to Do About That?
I have the pleasure of knowing a priest who is the king of empowering his parishioners to improve the local ...
Is That Dirt on Your Forehead?
Mardi Gras and Lent are fast approaching, and Ash Wednesday kicks things off. Father gets to rub ashes on your ...
Analyze Your Easter Collection
After the busyness of Holy Week, it can be difficult to muster to enthusiasm to analyze your Easter collection. ...

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