What Parishes Can Do to Help During SNAP Cuts (…Or Anytime)
Boots On the Ground Steps for November–December Many families across the country rely on the Supplemental…
Starting a Parish Hospitality Revolution: The Tiny Habits of Holy Kindness
This article is part 2 of 2 on parish hospitality as a necessary moment of evangelization….
The Gospel of Welcome: Becoming a Parish of Radical Hospitality
Every parish wants to be known as welcoming. Yet many of us have experienced walking into a church and feeling invisible, unsure of where to sit, or whether anyone even noticed we came. Real Christian hospitality goes far beyond a friendly handshake at the door. It is a way of seeing every person with the eyes of Christ—especially the stranger, the seeker, and the one who hesitates at the threshold.
The question is: how? When we are accustomed to our space and its rythyms, we may be blind to the challenges outsiders feel even approaching the door.
This workshop defines and explores the Biblical roots of radical hospitality, leads people in an assessment of their space and hospitality support, and promotes the responsibility of all the baptized in adopting holy habits of hospitality.
Top Ten Quotations on Evangelization: Pope St. John Paul II
Photo: Gregorini Demetrio, CC BY-SA 3.0 Few voices in the modern Church have spoken more clearly…
Discerning The Lord’s Vision for Your Parish
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Discover God’s specific plan for your community with this full-day or three-evening workshop. Susan will guide your pastor and key team members in understanding the biblical basis of vision, separating it from mission, and prayerfully hearing what the Lord desires for your unique situation.
Discovering Your Parish “Mission Field”
Who is God calling you to invite? This workshop is designed to help your leadership team understand your local community—your unique mission field. You’ll explore the theology of mission and learn practical ways to serve, welcome, and introduce God and your church to your neighbors.
Create Your Own Evangelization Workshop
With Dr. Susan’s help, create a workshop custom-tailored to your particular situation. She can help on any aspect of mission in your parish, including: mission field analysis, discipleship level assessment, visioning and mission statement creation,
evangelization models education, mission shift discernment, and more.
To Be a Mission-forward University: The Challenge of an Apostolic Future
How can Catholic universities live their mission in a secular age? Dr. Windley-Daoust explores how Scripture, cultural analysis, and modern missiology can guide Catholic higher education beyond ideology and toward authentic encounter—forming campuses where truth and love meet in service of the whole person.
Christ the Healer: The Jesus that Gen Zers (and the Rest of Us) Need
How can the Church reach Gen Z?
Susan reveals that the answer lies in Jesus the Healer. Using studies, Scripture, and her own story, she shows how Christ’s healing love—physical, emotional, and spiritual—speaks directly to the wounds of a hurting generation and invites them into a living relationship with Him.
Cracking the Shell: How Your Story Breaks Open the Universe for the Power of God
When God’s story meets yours, lives change. Through her powerful testimony of healing and faith, Susan helps others see God at work in Scripture and everyday life—and teaches a simple, prayerful way to share that story with others.