Parts of us are afraid and behind locked doors. Parts of our society are afraid and behind locked doors. Parts of our church are afraid and behind locked doors.
Ministry
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Posted inFaith, News
Canadian Catholic TV network relies on young adults to evangelize the world
Launched in 2003, Salt & Light Media now has a new home in downtown Toronto.
Posted inFaith, Video
A farewell Mass for Ringling Brothers
As the “Greatest Show on Earth” performs its last show, performers gather for a special Catholic Mass.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
In California, prison chaplains wanted—and wanting
Given the number of those in the California legal system today who are Latino, “you can guess a large percentage of them are Catholic.”
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The church must build ‘spiritual ramps’ to sex abuse survivors
Wheelchair ramps help disabled persons enter into a church building. There is a need for spiritual ramps to help the church to go in the other direction.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I’ve been a priest for 63 years. Celebrating Mass has never gotten old.
Celebrating Mass was wonderful the first time I did it 63 years ago. It is, if possible, even more wonderful today.
Posted inFaith, Video
Welcome to the largest Catholic parish in the United States
St. Matthew in Charlotte, N.C., averages 12,000 people at weekend Masses—and that’s hardly the only unique thing about parish life in the United States’ largest Catholic church.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Father Greg Boyle: I thought I could “save” gang members. I was wrong.
Me wanting a gang member to have a different life would never be the same as that gang member wanting to have one.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Faith leaders need more training to deal with mental health issues, say professionals
Summit participants learned about mental health awareness, suicide prevention and pastoral wellness.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
How can priests preach in the age of Trump—without mentioning Trump?
If parish priests can’t stand up for the poor in this moment, we might as well pack up our Mass kits.