Dunkirk or Omaha Beach
I had the opportunity to watch a recent WWII movie about the British army’s evacuation from the French town called Dunkirk, during the Battle for France. The Germans had pushed […]
All things Parish
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On a Need-to-Know Basis
Imagine you’re working in your parish and it’s time to go home. While on your way, you get into a horrific car accident that takes your life. Moving through your […]
Refocusing Your Parish Core to Evangelize
While reflecting on the state of the Church and where we are going, it is exciting to see that the local parishes are starting to focus in on Evangelization and […]
Transforming Initial Sacrament Conversations
One of the greatest challenges about transitioning from our old paradigms of religious education to a true Discipleship Formation Process is getting the regular parishioner to accept the change. People […]
Too Big to be Effective
I have had the pleasure of visiting several parishes that are not only large in size and membership, but also in the number of ministries. There is an amazing fruit […]
Is Jesus the Lord of our time?
In my travels around the country, it has become clear that the current church is going to require great movement before it can succeed in implementing the New Evangelization. God […]
Everyone knows we need to do this, But…
Almost nine years ago, I purchased this old house in Steubenville, OH. It is an amazing house and we are so blessed (by the Blessed Mother who got it for […]
Myth: The Magic Pill
We are creatures of habit and bad habits are very hard to kill. The same is true within parishes attempting to do something concerning the New Evangelization. Most parishes are […]
Who transforms parishes?
If you are anything like me, it has taken you several years to realize that while you might have some really good gifts, they are of little consequence unless God […]
Form Disciples, Not Volunteers
Most local parishes are like salmon swimming upstream in a current that can potentially keep them from achieving their desired goals. Through great effort, they can achieve their goals, but it […]