For over 100 years in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, the Sisters Servants of Mary have kept overnight vigil with the terminally ill in their homes, a ministry of such abundant charity that families caring ...
Serving Catholics who have same-sex attractions is a ministry that has evolved within the Church, and there is still room to grow. While some groups, like Courage International, host groups that focus on helping same ...
Calling for formal recognition of "those lay men and women who feel called by virtue of their baptism to cooperate in the work of catechesis," Pope Francis has instituted the "ministry of catechist." "The Spirit is ...
This morning, the Vatican released Pope Francis’ apostolic letter Antiquum Ministerium, which formalizes the lay ministry of a catechist. In a new commentary for Our Sunday Visitor, Jem Sullivan, who teaches catechesis at The Catholic ...
This isn't your father's Holy Name Society. Launched last October, Heroic Men wants to serve as the go-to site for ministries for Catholic men, according to one of its co-founders, Robert Tunmire. Tunmire, who left a career ...
Sacred music has been part of the Judeo-Christian faith for thousands of years. “It’s part of our story,” Thomas Octave, associate professor of music and chair of fine arts at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, ...
Pope Francis’ recent apostolic letter Spiritus Domini changed canon law to permanently allow women to serve as acolytes and lectors. In a new report for Our Sunday Visitor, experts within the Church laud the change, ...
Through baptism and the sacrament of marriage, Catholic families have a special grace and are a gift to the church even if, too often, that grace and gift have not been recognized, said Cardinal Kevin ...
For four years, Eleuterio "Teyo" Hernandez-Ortiz has worked on a Vermont, dairy farm to help support his wife and four daughters in his hometown of San Jose Monteverde in southern Mexico. It's tiring, hard and dangerous ...
Ava Lalor shares what door-to-door ministry taught her about availability and how she is making it her word of the year for 2021. She writes about availability, saying: “This doesn’t have to be complicated. It ...
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