Bearers of Hope: The Call of the Catholic Teacher in the Jubilee Year of Hope
This article is based on keynotes I offered at Bishop O’Gorman Catholic Schools in Sioux Falls…
Mapping the Mission: Understanding Your Parish’s Given Mission Field
In today’s rapidly evolving religious landscape, our Catholic parishes face unique challenges in fulfilling their evangelical…
Rethinking Progress: What Are You Really Measuring?
Friends, I am ceding this article again to Heidi Indahl, who works alongside us so well….
20 Ways for your Parish to Pre-Evangelize this Summer
A few hours before it is officially summer! While this is a time when parishes tend…
How is Your Parish Inviting People to Consider Becoming Catholic (OCIA)?
Recently I was able to offer a breakout session at a diocesan gathering on creating an…
Take Time Away to Measure by the Fruits of the Holy Spirit (Free Mini-Retreat)
We are a Church of the resurrection, and we get the joy to remember that every…
Mercy, Unity, and “the Frontier”: Pope Leo XIV on Evangelization in His First Days
Since his election to the papacy on May 8, 2025, Pope Leo XIV has been speaking…
The Last, Best Place to be Human: The Catholic Parish
I was talking to a friend about our new Mission Ignite Toolkit, and how every Catholic…
A Conclave Prayer: “…that they may all be one.”
“I ask not only on behalf of these but also on behalf of those who believe…
Remembering Pope Francis’ Election: A Personal Reflection
Friends, we are in the Easter Octave, and the joy of the resurrection renews the whole…