The Halloween climate in today's American culture has grown into a major secular holiday. When did it all begin?

The turning point wasn't a sudden, dramatic vision, but a quiet, almost embarrassing moment of stillness during the second session. It was near, PEACE.

How have you stayed married so long? The longevity of our marriage is pretty straightforward and highly intentional. And there are unfinished vows to tend to.

Participation takes different forms according to people’s different gifts and offices, but there is a fundamental obligation arising from the sacrament of Baptism (cf. Pope John Paul II, Christifideles Laici, 15): that people place their gifts, their resources—their selves—at God’s service in and through the Church.

A framework to develop new ministry at your church is not just a task but a sacred journey that requires prayer and intentionality.