Commentary:Antiquum Ministerium appears to move beyond a rigid laity-clergy binary to pursue a vision of the church built up by ordered ministries — some established by ordination, others by formal installation.
Part 3 of 3: A new pilot program is sending FOCUS missionaries to implement "Win, build, send" in parishes, similar to the organization's current model on college campuses.
Young Voices: Ten years ago, a seminary application asked me to comment on women in ministry. Most any answer I could have given then would have been an impoverished one.
College roundup: Catholic Theological Union and Notre Dame's McGrath Institute for Church Life each get $1 million; Love Saxa misses out on donations; Mess Hall offers on-site learning.
The Field Hospital: As priests' numbers decline, a resolution adopted by the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests endorses enlisting the aid of laypeople and deacons for day-to-day parish administration.
Just Catholic: Too much in life is a race to the finish. The same is happening in the church. Diocesan bureaucracy often moves too fast, without checking the options.
The Field Hospital: Latino Catholics hunger to get involved in lay leadership, and MACC trains them with the goal that they will be comfortable communicating in both English and Spanish.
