For inmates, incarceration is their punishment. But in the library, we focus on rehabilitation.
Ministry
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Yes, millennials like brunch. But that’s not why they’re skipping Mass.
Wriggly children are not the only reason my fellow millennials are missing from the pews.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Bishop McElroy: Attacks on Father James Martin expose a cancer within the U.S. Catholic Church
The attacks on ‘Building a Bridge’ tap into long-standing bigotry within the church and U.S. culture against members of the L.G.B.T. community.
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In prison, writing is an act of redemption
One day we may see one of their bylines in The New Yorker. One day these men will be released from prison.
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How a young atheist and a priest who lost his faith made me a better evangelizer
The first step in an evangelizing relationship is that the evangelizer be evangelized.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
How much do Catholic priests and their lay colleagues make? A new report gives answers.
According to a new report, a large gap exists between the median salaries of administrative positions and pastoral positions.
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Maybe it’s time to rethink how we do confession
If you could confess in a small group or online, would you do it?
Posted inFaith, News
Court rules church did not discriminate based on gender, affirms right to hire employees who ‘advance faith’
A court ruled unanimously that the New York Archdiocese did not discriminate against a school principal when it chose not renew her contract.
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Why you should care about the gluten-free Communion fight—even if you eat wheat
It is not always as easy spiritually to receive Communion as it is physically.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Want to keep your homilies fresh? Take a page from Louis C. K.
I’ve only been a priest for 13 years. How could I possibly be at the point that I am just recycling ideas?