Best Practices : Ongoing Priestly Formation

Innovative CD Distribution Program Gives Dramatic Results

Lighthouse Catholic Media's free CD distribution program is reclaiming fallen-away Catholics and increasing the zeal of ordinary parishioners.

Balancing "Ordinary" and "Extraordinary"

Pastors enrich parish worship through flexible application of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum without causing controversy.

Parish: Holy Angels, Mt. Airy, NC, Diocese of Charlotte
Categories: Ongoing Priestly Formation, Sacraments

Reenergize Parishioners with Life-Changing Pilgrimage

Catholic apologist Steve Ray energizes priests and parishioners with dynamic pilgrimages to the birthplaces of Christianity.

Parish: Transfiguration Catholic Church, Ypsilanti, MI, Diocese of Lansing
Categories: Faith Formation, Ongoing Priestly Formation, Youth

Heavenly Music for Your Parish

Annual CMAA Sacred Music Colloquium Renews Parish Music Programs

Keeping the Spiritual Gas Tank Full

Simple formula for a revitalizing monthly get-together for priests

Parish: St. Ann's, Charlotte, NC, Diocese of Charlotte
Category: Ongoing Priestly Formation

Hassle-free Pilgrimages for Parishes

Unitours pilgrimages bolster parishioners' faith without overloading pastors' schedules.

Parish: Holy Cross, Flatbush, NY, Diocese of Brooklyn
Categories: Administration and Finance, Faith Formation, Family, Ongoing Priestly Formation, Sacraments, Youth

Becoming Scripture-Smart Catholics

Moses and the Torah: the latest book in a lay-friendly Catholic Bible study series

Parish: Sacred Heart Cathedral, Glendive, Montana, Diocese of Great Falls - Billings
Categories: Faith Formation, Family, Ongoing Priestly Formation, Outreach, Youth

The Power of Priestly Solidarity

A simple in-house ritual helps priests bolster each other's spiritual lives and ministries.

Parish: St. Mary's Cathedral, Fargo, The Catholic Diocese of Fargo
Category: Ongoing Priestly Formation