Creativity, communication, and authenticity are key to building relationships with Catholic youth.
4 youth ministers share strategies for robust youth programming
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5 parish practices for cultivating connections across generations
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Faith communities encourage friendships outside your age bubble.
How to plan parish events that foster real friendships
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Be the host with the most and welcome newcomers to your parish with these tips.
To parent in the present, practice ‘memento mori’
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The only certainty in our lives—and the lives of our children—is that one day they will end.
3 monastic rules for ordering your life
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In the hundreds of years since their development, the rules of Saints Augustine, Benedict, and Francis have ordered and oriented the lives of monks, sisters and lay people across the globe. Their emphasis on daily ritual, manageable though virtuous behaviors and everyday actions appeal to anyone seeking a deeper spiritual life, a time-tested order for cultivating meaning in the day-to-day rhythm of life, and guidance on prioritizing the things that matter most.
Why monastic rules appeal in the midst of chaos
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There is a human desire for rhythm and routine in a tumultuous world. Monastic rules can help us practice the rhythm and routine that we seek.
Can prayer heal?
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Prayer isn’t an instant fix, but it changes those who pray for the better.
Is it OK to write in the Bible?
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Although the words themselves remain static and unchanging, God speaks in new ways to each generation and each individual as they read the ancient text. Writing in the Bible—whether that’s underlining words, drawing question marks or exclamation points in the margins, or scrawling notes in the white space—is one way to “carefully investigate” the word of God and to encounter the living Spirit within it.
As lay ministries flourish, overworked ministers struggle with burnout
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An increased demand for lay ministers means some are burning the candle at both ends.
What does it mean to be humbled?
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Being humbled is both a reminder that life isn’t meant to be lived tit for tat and an invitation to give to others that which they have not necessarily earned.
