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Fear and Indecision Will Kill the Local Church — Boldness Will Save It
True ministry is about tending the flock, not punching a clock. Churches need brave leaders now more than ever.
True ministry is about tending the flock, not punching a clock. Churches need brave leaders now more than ever.
A parish or diocese that isn’t on mission in service of the Gospel in every fiber of its operation is simply managing its own decline, waiting for its inevitable death.
Sometimes the times are dire enough that even the most deliberate of bodies must act swiftly and decisively
The health of our bodies is hardly mentioned when talk of holiness comes up. The idea that one must be equally attentive to their physical well being as to their spiritual well being, in order to more fully find holiness, seems oddly foreign.
The key takeaway in Disney's The Beauty and the Beast is that the beholding of beauty -- the loving of beauty -- inherently makes one less beastly. Beauty, in short, begets beauty.
This book is clear, concise, and persuasive all in the same breath. Seeing the Church's truth, goodness, and beauty so effortlessly spelled out without getting too technical is truly masterful.
If we consider the words and actions of Pope Francis in light of the Church’s entire breadth of knowledge, we ought to have no trouble discerning our good pope’s intent.
“The salvation of souls, which must always be the supreme law in the Church, is to be kept before one's eyes.” (Canon 1752)
The story of Sixtus II and his holy companions should not only stir within us a zeal for our own faith, but should teach us the value of staying hope-filled amidst a fallen world.
St. Peter wasn’t crucified upside down for some aloof God. St. Engratia didn’t have her side ripped open, St. Lucy her eyes plucked out, St. Lawrence his flesh grilled alive, or St. Matthew his skin flayed off for some meaningless existence. St. Maximilian Kolbe giving his life in place of another was a silly thing to do, if all the world is merely God’s fidget spinner.
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