Spirituality
Five books for your spiritual summer reading list
The warmer weather and more relaxed pace of this season lead many to unwind with a good read. These suggestions offer new ways of looking at our relationship with God, and provide refreshing inspiration.
Vacation Bible School makes faith formation fun
School may be out, but catechism continues, thanks to parish programs that keep kids engaged with God during the summer months.
Prayers for the Trump-Kim meeting on Korea
A reader wants to know why no prayers were offered for the U.S.-North Korea summit meeting, but Father Ken Doyle points out the many ways those prayers were, or should have been, communicated to the faithful.
As with John the Baptist, God loves us and has a plan
In recalling the story of the Baptist's birth to be heard at this Sunday's Mass, Msgr. Joseph Prior reminds us how God calls each of us by name for a mission, and leads us always in love and mercy.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Read or listen to the readings before Mass with these resources from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.
Unlike geometry, parallel lives can cross in angle of merciful love
Gina Christian knows parallel lines aren't supposed to intersect, but they did one day when she encountered a young woman in a homeless encampment lying in the shadow of a city office tower.
Valuing cultural diversity in parishes
Catholics need to work together to form parish communities where every person, regardless of race, ethnicity or culture, has a place at the eucharistic table -- our package of stories offers some practical considerations.
Donating your body to science can build culture of life
St. John Paul II called organ donation an act of "everyday heroism," and Father Ken Doyle explains some cautions for the practice that Catholics should keep in mind well before death.
Come, Holy Spirit!: Black spirituality and the Catholic Church
In ecclesial settings where unity is valued over uniformity, black Catholic spirituality has been fruitful in areas of evangelization, pastoral ministry, social justice, Christian initiation as well as community-building initiatives that respond to the particular needs of the black faithful and others seeking God.
Best practices in Hispanic ministry
With countless parishes in the United States seeing a growing number of immigrants, many ministers are unsure of what the best ways to integrate the old and new parishioners are. Patti Gutierrez has served in Hispanic ministry in the Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky, for the past 13 years, and provides insight into best practices for […]