Dave's Archives
When common ecumenical witness is needed - Distinguishing legal from biblical justice - HHS ruling on contraceptives coverage protested - Why go on pilgrimage?
Underlying themes of upcoming Year of Faith - Pastoral insights on marriage - local church mentors for the poor - Boston's abuse scandal after one decade
The implications of human dignity for happiness - Why human dignity is a pivotal doctrine - The well-being of the environment and human dignity
Migrants and Jesus the pilgrim -- Christmas 2011 and the Jesus who was poor -- Keeping the incarnation going - Welcoming the stranger fleeing violence
New apostolic exhortation for Africa connects reconciliation of Christians with God and each other to mission of reconciliation in a divided world
How parishes respect differing cultural groups -
The multidimensional child served by Catholic education - Ministry at a time when many appear unconvinced that Jesus and the church are one
Rationale for 2011 Assisi interreligious peace day - Ethic of solidarity for a globalized world - Vatican justice and peace council envisions global public authority - Social networking and personal boundaries
A different kind of Red Mass homily: humble public servants - Advantages, disadvantages in priest's attachment to local community - Greed's harm to common good -- Why U.S. bishops reissued 2007 political responsibility document
The human dignity of the imprisoned - The church and prisoners' families - Preaching on human toll of financial turmoil - A reignited death penalty debate
A spiritual practice to sharpen leadership skill -- Interfaith dialogue: 2001-2011 - Poverty rises in America, household incomes decline
The many forms of pastoral care for marriage-- Heartbreaking eastern Africa famine - Viewing immigration outside ideological categories
The "gold standard" for a moral economic system - U.S. parishes grew larger, will grow larger yet - How the church communicates within an angry culture - The debt ceiling, the budget and the bishops
Ministry to youths experiencing same-sex attraction - Christians in a multireligious world - International conference explores Catholic peace-building
What a permanent deacon's ministry agreement accomplishes - On politics, the fiscal crisis and the demands of the common good -- Are physician-assisted-suicide proponents gaining steam? -- Evangelization's essential dynamics
Communicating in language people understand - What is "novel" about the "new" evangelization? - The new universe of social cyberspace - Children's rights
The church and young adulthood's changed "landscape" - What the census learned about Hispanics in the U.S. - Following-up on the "Causes and Context" sexual abuse study - International priests
Special report on just-released "Causes and Context" study of clergy sexual abuse of minors examines complexity of factors and preventive steps
What the royal wedding sermon said about marriage - The May 1 beatification in Rome -- What makes a homily a "liturgical" homily? - Why defining "poverty" too narrowly makes a huge difference
The reason many priests don't suffer burnout, despite pressures - How strong is commitment to 2002 charter for protecting children and young people? - Reflections at Lent's end on charity, forgiveness and imperfect saints
Making evangelization a Lenten practice - Restoring trust to society - Coming to terms with the religious liberty of others - Rediscovering the cross in current events of suffering
The devastating natural disaster in Japan - Uncivil discourse within society and within the church - When a parish council needs renewal
Defending truth, respecting those who think differently - Approaching mental illness and chemical dependency as priority concerns - Archbishop says immigration is family issue for him
Defending truth, respecting those who think differently - Approaching mental illness and chemical dependency as priority concerns - Archbishop says immigration is family issue for him
What gives cyberspace communication a Christian mark? - Accenting the parish's community dimension - Cardinal's retirement plan: to welcome the stranger
Preventing future violence: responses to the Tucson shootings - The meaning and importance of civility - Suffering, a puzzling mystery -- Is growing old a vocation?
Christmas revisited: Looking beyond the pretty pictures to discover what the incarnation has to do with real life's uncomfortable challenges.
World Day of Peace message: Accent on religious freedom - Notes on Christmas - Life's dignity, before and after birth - Advent and the entire liturgical year
Pastoral ministry and social media - The virtues and the economic crisis - The service that is integral to Catholic identity
Special report on pope's new apostolic exhortation, "The Word of the Lord"
What makes listening difficult? - The church, like Jesus, has "bad taste" in people - Science not defined by extreme views of it: not to be feared, not a panacea either -- Is consultation worthwhile?
The 21st century's false gods - And, who are the "lepers" of these times? - Refugees the world over with no place to go - Lives of the saints as they really were
How much do Americans know about religion? - Understanding our world from the inside out - What made Archbishop Helder Camara an effective communicator? - Rising poverty level termed "staggering" by Charities leader
Counteracting fear, hatred and violence - Should we care what happens to Catholic schools? - Pope describes bishop's dynamic service role - Notes on encounters with nonpracticing Catholics
Pope examines meaning of "heaven"-- Archbishop speaks on proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero -- Declining wages in America -- On ignoring the Jesus who ate with sinners
Spirituality insights: God and the human condition -What a catechism is, and is not, for - A model for discipleship - Getting into the seminary today - Fostering unity in divided presbyterates
Guidelines on the church and social networking - Family unity and immigration law - Restoring civility to the immigration debate - The value of humor, laughter and joy in the church
Collaboration of priests and laity called essential - Gang violence: a Catholic concern - Pope establishes new evangelization council - Vatican sees women's economic empowerment as great value for family and society
Spirituality and stress along the Gulf Coast - What priestly identity is and is not - Catholic investors urge action against human trafficking at World Cup - Crossing the "Jericho Road" willingly in modern communities
Spirituality and stress along the Gulf Coast - What priestly identity is and is not - Catholic investors urge action against human trafficking at World Cup - Crossing the "Jericho Road" willingly in modern communities
Viewing 2010 mining disaster as a faith concern … What U.S. bishops learned from the sexual abuse crisis … Understanding the church's young adults … The riches of diversity within the church
Ethics and the financial crisis front and center on Capitol Hill - Catholic leaders react to Arizona's new immigration law - New Web sites on social justice and priestly or consecrated-life vocations - Charity's essential role in ecumenism
Sexual abuse crisis revisited: What has been learned? - Defining and honoring the common good - Mexico-born leader named coadjutor archbishop of Los Angeles - Accenting sacramental signs and symbols
Why and how to speak once again of God in society - The rich symbolism of oil in sacraments - Cardinal urges Latinos to participate in Census - Is respect for women growing in the world? - The human vocation to love
The challenge to use words well in ministry - Factors undermining the fraternity of priests - Ways to strengthen bonds among priests - The rationale for hope in bleak times
Privatized religion won't achieve aims of new evangelization, archbishop says -- What being truly human means for priests - Families taking children out of Catholic schools due to recession -- Building bridges within local communities on issues of life
Viewing the new communications technologies as pastoral tools - How much does the church care about health care reform? - Faith support for job seekers - Fostering and contributing to a national dialogue on human dignity
Viewing the new communications technologies as pastoral tools - How much does the church care about health care reform? - Faith support for job seekers - Fostering and contributing to a national dialogue on human dignity
Responding to Haiti after catastrophic earthquake - What does personal "integrity" mean, and does it really matter? - Human trafficking: Fast growing form of organized crime - Pope Benedict XVI offers positive and negative views of secularity - Cultural diversity viewed from a Christian perspective
World Day of Peace message factors environment into peace equation - Christmas 2009 revisited - How to recruit volunteers - Pope urges new form of dialogue, one with those who sideline God -- Purpose of youth ministry - Starting point for presenting the Christian moral vision
A lesson of Advent - Opening up places in Catholic schools for Latino children - Evaluating online social networking in ministry - Bits of prayer advice
Special report: The U.S. bishops' pastoral letter on marriage
Accenting the relationship of religion and science - Compassionate recognition of those who grieve - Taking stock of life's realities for a rapidly expanding population of the aged - Migrants experience dehumanization firsthand
What the Synod for Africa proposed - Chapter 11 reorganization leads to fresh awareness of laity's role - Understanding addictions: pastoral support for addicted persons - The demands of justice and peace
Online forum solicits "big ideas" for cutting poverty rate in half - The priest in the third millennium, more than a provider of sacraments - Youth: advocates of justice, often victims of injustice too - Ministry and the new communications media.
Online forum solicits "big ideas" for cutting poverty rate in half - The priest in the third millennium, more than a provider of sacraments - Youth: advocates of justice, often victims of injustice too - Ministry and the new communications media
Five essential attributes of leaders - Accounting for the crowded pews in three parishes - The intersection of health care reform and immigration reform - The peacemaking power of dialogue - Why becoming a good listener matters
The dynamics of a vibrant parish - Is prayer during parish meetings a waste of time? - Defining "collaboration" - What permanent deacons do - and much more
Liturgical "tune-ups" for those on both sides of the altar - What is "abortion-neutral" health care reform? - Making the church visible after natural disasters - Why parents bring children for catechesis, but don't participate in Mass
Preaching to the heart, not just the head - Reflections on the blogosphere's "verbal fratricide" - Dynamics of Hispanic ministry - Why it's good for us to be good
Special report on the new encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI titled "Charity in Truth" ("Caritas in Veritate") applying church social teaching to the many dimensions of integral human development in the world of the third millennium
Special report on the church and communications: Communicating effectively in the contemporary world - The new communications technologies --The greatest challenges the church meets in communicating its message
The Year for Priests - The threat of unchecked hatred - Church communications: Understanding the people one hopes to reach - Laughter is still good medicine
Church makes its way into Internet age - Elements of youth ministry - Interreligious action combats violence in urban streets - Pope addresses laity's co-responsibility for church's mission - and more.
Church and society: Does real faith allow room for real dialogue? - Recession closes doors for migrants and refugees - The struggles parishes face - The divided people of a polarized era.
NFPC assembly: "Evangelization" means more than outreach; priests and priestly people in parishes - Pastoral planning makes a difference - Economic downturn leading couples to marriage counselors - and much more
What is a secular Catholic? - People unaffiliated with a religious tradition often found to harbor interest in faith and religion - Migrants as pawns in complex economic system - Protecting the environment means protecting the poor - and more
New papal analysis of liturgical symbols: water, and fire and light - The church as lender during economic downturn - St. Paul's gospel of reconciliation - Native Americans celebrate Palm Sunday - and more
Strong words of the pope in Africa on women's rights - Reflections on resurrection and on the claims Jesus made about himself - Who is entitled to baptism or marriage in a parish? - and more
Pope urges efforts to relate God's word to people's actual lives - Bishop announces Lenten apology service - U.S. Catholic population shifts from Northeast to Southwest -- Lenten focus on listening skill - and more
Business ethics: German archbishop's timely topic at London School of Economics - The year we didn't choose Lenten sacrifices, they chose us - What clergy personnel boards actually do - If charitable contributions decline, volunteerism must rise - and more
The catechist's three-dimensional role - Three virtues religion fosters that benefit society - An explosion of cultural diversity in U.S. church - Why traditionalist bishop's Holocaust views matter to people in the pew - and much more
Lent in 2009 - Where Is Happiness Found? - The Holocaust and Bishop Williamson - Year of St. Paul - and more
Is hope possible in times of lessened optimism? - Pastoral advice of the pope to parents: baptismal insights - The bishops and the new president -- Society's fresh opportunity to take stock of itself - and more!
Insights for family ministers: the Internet in home life -- How human trafficking works - Greed and its far-reaching effects - When parishes collaborate in youth ministry - and more!
Different kind of Christmas in year of economic crisis: Realities linked to economic downturn viewed from pastoral perspectives during holiday season -- Globalization and the path to peace -- Children of poverty are children of Christmas -- and more!
New World Day of Peace message -- Children of poverty in this season of a child named Jesus - Reflections on the life of Cardinal Avery Dulles - It's OK to be human: The angel's words to Mary - The financial crisis -- and more!
New epoch in U.S. church history: Diversity and the Hispanic presence - What leaders within the church do - Why the financial crisis is an ethical crisis - The environment and God's ongoing creation.
Perspectives on the economic crisis: the causes; the toll taken in people's lives; the church's response
Did the world Synod of Bishops say anything of value for parish life? The Word of God in the church's life.
Lectio Divina at the synod: An in-depth look - U.S. immigration reform and the next administration - Getting beyond the screaming and the divisiveness in society - Scripture as a living Word.
2008 world Synod of Bishops on the Word of God gets under way -- The reason it is important to know "the why" of pastoral ministry -- Preaching in the eucharistic community - Why the current U.S. immigration situation is "bad for the soul" - and much more!
Church leaders speak out on ethical dimensions of the economic crisis and its harm to ordinary people - A contemporary challenge to spirituality - What Catholic education is for - The dynamics of parish hospitality - and much more!
How lay ministers view themselves - The emergency that migration has become - What the virtue of hope is, and what it is not - The sacrament of confirmation - and much more.
Five ways to serve migrants and refugees - Interpreting new U.S. statistics on poverty - The importance of parish ministry to the already married - Homily preparation -- and much more!
Listening-in on the pope's summer question-and-answer session with clergy -- Welcoming the stranger with much more than a "hello" -- Young-adult ministry considerations -- Labor Day 2008 - and more!
Year of St. Paul: How much do we know about the apostle's life? - The basics of compassion - When church ministries compete with each other -- The Eucharist and the parish - and much more!
World Youth Day in Australia: ideas and insights gleaned from the July 15-20 events in Sydney for youth ministers, others in pastoral ministry, pastoral planners, even for youth groups and other discussion groups.
The church responds to the home-mortgage crisis - Why it matters that we bless people - The makings of a leader - Bread's role in salvation history - Where in the world the church's people will be found in the future.
Upcoming synod on the Bible: Liturgy of the Word; biblical fundamentalism; "lectio divina" - Annual meeting of National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management: Insights on leadership and management, and how they relate to each other
The parish and evangelization: Will returning Catholics feel welcome? - Three vital sources of hope - What makes Catholics reluctant to evangelize? - Surging food costs and the poor -- The church's divided people
Review of "Shaping Catholic Parishes," newly published book about the many, diverse ministers and ministries in U.S. parishes today
Priests and Laity Together in Ministry - The Changing U.S. Parish - How to Speak With Nonbelievers About God -- Polarization - Prison Ministry - Sacramental Ministry to Immigrants
Preparing for Ministry in Multicultural Communities - What Is Religion's Purpose? How Can This Purpose Be Shown to Others? - Ministry in a World of Skyrocketing Food Costs - The Roots of Immigration - and More!
A Special Report on the Pope's Visit to America: Insights That Bear on Pastoral Ministry, Evangelization and the Work of Justice
The A-B-Cs of Pastoral Planning - Rescuing Religion From Two Current Tendencies - Ministry When Prisoners Go Home - Implementing One Diocese's Parish Reconfiguration Plan - and More!
Relating the Sacraments to Life - Cathedral Ministry of Charity to Those Lacking Health Insurance - Actions to Counteract Climate Change - What the Church Knows About Public Policy
What Resurrection Faith Means: Easter Perspective - A Preacher for Our Times - The Work of Reconciliation: Two Dimensions - Seven Marks of Vital, Growing Parishes - Community Summit Proposed to Address Crime and Violence
Who America's Religiously Unaffiliated Adults Are - Pastoral Ministry Considerations: Marriage; Separated and Divorced Catholics - The Sacramentality of the Biblical Word -- Undocumented Immigrants: Taxes, Yes; Tax Rebates, No - Ordained Priests Are Deacons Too
What Makes People Happy? - Eucharistic Table: Dining With the Lord of Justice and Peace - Ministry Success Story in Washington: "The Light Is On for You" - Hispanics in the U.S. in 2050 -- What Lent is For: Breaking the Cycle of Negativity and Resentment
Focus on Health: Exercise; Anxiety - Ten Ways to Observe the Year of St. Paul - The Overlap of Racism and Poverty - Lent 2008 - Youth Ministry
Preaching in a Multicultural Church - Does All This New Technology at Home Leave Time to Spend With Others? -- Ministry to and With the Aging -- The Consuming Quest of Security -- Evangelization Approaches -- and more!
Ministries With Hispanic Catholics, With Teens; Christmas in January (or July); The Next Step in Social-Justice Ministry; Reflection on Celibacy; History of Catholic Prayer; Parish Councils
Homily Preparation; How New Vatican Document Describes Evangelization; Contemplative Prayer; Story of a Family and the Mass; Pastoral Planning for Growth - and More
Special Report: The New Encyclical on Hope -- and much more!
Advent Reflection - Overview of U.S. Bishops' Catholic Teaching and Political Life Statement - The Gifts of People With Disabilities - Migration's Root Causes - Threat to the Young Posed by Reading's Decline - Faith Formation at Home - and Much More
The Value of Prison Ministry; U.S. Bishops' Fall Meeting; What Leadership Means; Next Steps in Iraq; Gratitude's Practice; Pastoral Planning Goals; The Catechist's Witness - and more
Special Report on Priests Serving Multiple Parishes, PLUS: How Understanding of the Liturgy Grows; Characteristics of Adult Faith-Formation Participants; Health Care Among Priests; Acting in the Spirit of the Apostle Paul Today; Franz Jagerstatter, Man of Conscience - and more
What Blessed Mother Teresa's Spiritual Darkness Means for Others in Ministry; What Parish Councils Do; Making Oneself Present to Others to Carry the New Evangelization Forward; Year of St. Paul - and More
An Invitation to Participate in Our Online Forum -- Finding the Value in Your Work; Creative Dimensions of Pastoral Planning -- and Much More
Stewardship and Evangelization; Education, Cultural Diversity, Priesthood, Social Justice - and More
Every Life Has Value and Worth
Listening, Dialogue and more!
What Makes Marriage Work?
Words Worth Pondering
Evangelization Resource: Questions Inactive Catholics Ask
Excellent Preaching
Year of St. Paul: Focus on the Bible
Current Words Worth Pondering
Three Priorities for Priests
Why Hispanic Catholics Really Leave the Church
Reflections on Compassion and Being A Good Samaritan
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