Best Practices : Ongoing Priestly Formation

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

Heavenly Music for Your Parish

Annual CMAA Sacred Music Colloquium Renews Parish Music Programs

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.

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

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