The life of a parish priest can be challenging in ways that never even occur to many people in the pews. One of the most challenging events in the life of a priest, or in the life of the parish itself, is
Street evangelization might call to mind images of people shouting on corners and holding apocalyptic signs. Yet, in the age of the New Evangelization and modern media, one priest is taking to the streets with a different tool: a microphone. Father Kyle
Ships carry about 90 percent of the world’s goods, according to the International Maritime Organization. But the seafarers who work on the cargo vessels and tankers that crisscross the globe are largely invisible to most people. Today’s mariners come from many regions,
When I sat down about a year and a half ago to write my book, “Beyond Sunday: Becoming A 24/7 Catholic” (OSV, $14.95), I had no idea how badly we would need to do just that. For years, I wanted to explain
A priest, a nun and an attorney were well settled into their life’s work when, as they tell it, God brought them together and called them in directions they never expected. Father Tim Kruthaupt was a late vocation priest in the Diocese
Peter Bond is a man with ideas. When he experienced a crisis of faith in 2001, he started writing prayers and printing them on cards at his family printing business. One of the things that led to the darkness was his confusion
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that Jesus, during his public ministry, took time alone to reflect and pray. The Gospels say he climbed up mountainsides and rowed away from the shore in boats to escape the crowds, going off alone or with
Father Jose Maniyangat is a priest in good standing in the Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida. He is an associate pastor at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Orange Park, a suburb of Jacksonville. He is the diocesan spiritual director for the
Question: Do you think that since the Second Vatican Council there has developed confusion between the roles of laity and clergy in the Church? Some commentators seem to think so. Now we have lay ministers of all sorts. What do you make
The apostle James made it all seem so simple. In his canonical epistle, he wrote: “Religion that is pure and undefiled before our God and Father is this: care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained from