Everyday Stewardship: Answering the Question of “Why?”
Stewardship must never be reduced to simply ministry fairs, commitment cards, and stewardship directories. These tools teach us how to practice our stewardship, but they are not stewardship in of […]
Making God a Priority in Your Catholic Home
As Catholics, our priorities are directed by our love for God and love for our neighbor. We must be in relationship with God in prayer and we must share that relationship within […]
Good School Stewardship
Kids are headed back to school but are they being good stewards while they’re there? Here are ten important lessons for Christian parents to instill in their children to ensure this […]
Dialogue at the Table
For Sunday, August 30, 2015, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Over the past several years, we have heard the term “cafeteria Catholic” employed in a variety of ways. In more conservative […]
The Role of Philanthropy in Fostering Work
Clearing Obstacles to Work: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Fostering Self Reliance highlights nonprofits that excel at helping troubled populations—ex-offenders, high-school dropouts, drug addicts, the mentally and physically disabled, and […]
Like a Precious Stone
Just because the institution of marriage in our modern society has changed so radically doesn’t mean that the reality of marriage and the truth of the Scriptural image has changed. When we look […]
Paying Attention
The more we look the more we see; the more we practice the discipline of gratitude, the more things we realize the graciousness of God and how much there is […]
Everyday Stewardship: Don’t Quit
Stewardship calls for us to become mature disciples that respond to Christ’s call, regardless of the cost. If we are going to take this commitment seriously, we have to work […]
How to add a dose of spirituality to your daily life
The Church teaches that we are all called to holiness What does holiness mean? According to my oldest child (a very opinionated and precocious first grader who likes to give […]
Is Christ Cool?
Good stewards strive to maintain a balanced life by not overindulging in personal wealth or material goods but by sharing their blessings with others. We value life at all stages […]
There Is Love
For Sunday, August 23, 2015, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time In the years that I was involved in liturgy planning for weddings, engaged couples almost invariably wanted to include a secular […]
Then Come, Follow me
When we contemplate stewardship at it’s most basic level, we see it is about to whom do we belong. A person cannot serve two masters. A good steward sees that […]