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Culture of Generosity
Grateful Reflection Before Invitation
By Tony Lamar, Stewardship and Development Office Everything is a Gift Encouraging legacy giving is the focus of my position in the Stewardship and Development office. However, it’s about so much… Read More
Culture of Generosity
6 Steps to Outcome Oriented Encounters: A Strategy for Cultivating Donors and Engaging Disciples
by Tom Crowley, Stewardship and Development Office “Talk little, listen a lot, say just enough, and always look people in the eye.” – Pope Francis — A Man of His… Read More
Culture of Generosity
Will your Catholic School stay open?
By Tim Bogatz, Stewardship and Development Office Does your parish and school have an endowment? Msgr. Cyril J. Werner dedicated much of his life to Catholic education. Having served many… Read More
Family
Can you teach children to pray like saints?
By Beth Carlson, Office of Evangelization and Catechesis Several years ago, my brother-in-law decided to take his son to their parish church for a father/son outing with a lesson on… Read More
Leadership
How to Start Executing on Your “Stop Doing” List
By Jen Moser, Office of Evangelization and Catechesis Statistics show that roughly 48% of Americans feel that they don’t have enough time in a day to do all the things… Read More
Missional Community
Can Small Parishes Grow?
By Fr. Jeff Lorig, Director of Pastoral Services Turns out a lot of us churchgoing Catholics attend Mass at a parish with 400 or fewer attendees. Eighty-three of the 138 parishes… Read More
Missional Community
Needy Parishioners
By Fr. Jeff Lorig, Director of Pastoral Services At a recent Clergy Conference many of the priests of the Archdiocese had a chance to dive into the science and practice… Read More
Culture of Generosity
Please and Thank You
By Clair Mucha, Stewardship and Development Office Intern Recruiting volunteers is a perennial challenge. Inviting parishioners and others to participate in meaningful volunteer opportunities is essential to creating an engaged… Read More
Clear Path to Discipleship
Are We Seeing Conversions In Our Parishes?
By Andy Dejka, Office of Evangelization and Catechesis The religious landscape in the United States is undergoing serious changes. The “religiously unaffiliated” are now the fastest growing religious group in… Read More
Pastoral Planning
Wish I Knew That Before
By Fr. Jeff Lorig, Director of Pastoral Services If I knew what I know now, I might not have done it completely different, but I think I would have felt… Read More
Leadership
Communication Failures
The Animals made it popular, but it was Nina Simone who sang it with a soulful ache that made you feel it. Can you relate to these lyrics? I’m… Read More