It is not that we have ignored planning for the future in the past and thus come to the next steps with a sense of urgency. Rather, new circumstances ask of us new approaches and commitments.
Father Tom Knoblach: Planning for the next stage of our common mission
All Things New Planning Update: A co-responsible Church means that clergy and laity share in the planning, leadership and implementation of parish life
Engaging the laity is a foundational principle of the All Things New planning process to build sustainable, faith-filled communities for the future.
Our Faith in Action: Engaging the laity — Let it be done with the love of Christ
God has given each person a unique set of charisms to live out their call, which may seem like an overwhelming call. How do we live that out?
All Things New: Co-responsibility — None of us are off the hook for this mission
No one person can fulfill every call and every role in the Church and the world–haring our faith through actions, words and relationships helps demonstrate the presence of God in the world.
All Things New Planning Update: Listening as a way of being Church
When we listen to God, we grow in wisdom and purpose. By making listening a guiding principle, the Church becomes a place where people feel heard, valued and led by the Spirit.
Our Faith in Action: Simple practices that transform conversations
To promote civil conversations, a simple yet proven strategy is to practice one of three phrases: “I notice, I wonder or I appreciate.”
Our Faith Explained: What does the Church teach about listening?
For the Church, the concept of listening captures the foundation for our inner response of faith to God, as well as the outward movement to others by way of a godly life.
On Canon Law with Father Crane: Sacraments for heretics and schismatics?
Discipline surrounding the sacraments has moved a bit over the years — in the previous discipline, Catholic sacraments were just for Catholics.