Best Practices

Best Practices on this page include practical programs that have been successful in at least one parish, and that could potentially be implemented in other parishes. Browse for the latest Best Practices below or search across the multiple areas of parish life.

12 May 2008 Promoting Vocations from the Inside Out

Vocation Basket turns families into active vocation promoters

5 May 2008 Finally: An Attractive, Powerful Program for Catholic Men

Men's ministry ("The King's Men") reaches men where they are at and launches them into a new, integral, active experience of Christ and the Church.

28 April 2008 Making Pentecost Come Alive for Kids and Parents

A simple, powerfully effective method for families and parishes to recognize the gifts of the Holy Spirit within their children.

21 April 2008 Mass Moment Enriches Understanding

The Mass explained one day at a time...

14 April 2008 Seminar-in-a-Box on the Sacrament of Marriage

One-day, high quality, motivational, proven marriage seminar starts new marriages out on the right foot and refreshes more experienced married couples.

24 Hours of Grace

Priests come together to offer 24 hours of Reconciliation and adoration for those who need it most.

Coffee, Cocoa and Questions

Informal Q&A with the pastor draws a crowd three weeks in a row.

A Volunteer Group for Every Parishioner

A time-tested way to ensure volunteers and to involve otherwise passive parishioners in parish life.

Reinvigorated Catholic Women Invigorate Their Parish

Do-it-yourself ENDOW small-group study program is inspiring hundreds of Catholic women by teaching their true dignity and vocation in the Church and the world.

Insight into Theology of the Body Gives Teens Hope

Theology of the Body for Teens is a life-changing chastity program winning rave reviews from teens and teachers.