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Tagged: ministry

Twice blessed: Women in Ministry in the Church

About a year and a half ago, I wrote an article on the Samaritan woman of the Gospels in connection with the Holy Father’s 2021 opening of the ordinary ministry of acolyte and lector to women of good character. Taken alongside his establishment of...

Building Catholic Futures

There’s little question that the way we discuss LGBTQ persons and issues needs significant improvement. At worst, when pastors and catechists talk about homosexuality in Catholic spaces, they present LGBTQ individuals as enemies or speak about them with pity. But...

“Learn from Me”

Reflection on the Scripture Readings for July 9, 2023 – The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Listen to the audio version here. Perhaps there is some truth to the statement that much of what we know and are is learned....

Tools for Ministry

I recently made one of my DIY dreams come true. In the unfinished section of our basement, I put up pegboard, added various sizes and shapes of hangers, and displayed all of my tools. Though the edges weren’t exactly level,...