Lessons from the Toolbox: Intercultural Competence for Ministry: Mapping the Road Ahead
by Fr. Allan Figueroa Deck A Lesson from “A Pastor’s Toolbox, Vol. 2,” Chapter 15 In today’s world, where travel,…
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Twenty Years of Research on Clergy Abuse
Since 2004, Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)has partnered with the United States Conference of Catholic…
The Church’s Ongoing Commitment to Hispanic/Latino Leadership
As Archbishop Ronald Hicks took the helm of the Archdiocese of New York, one of the largest Catholic dioceses in…
Where Faith Meets Focus: Strategic Pastoral Planning for Mission-Driven Impact
Leading a faith-based organization is about more than simply managing programs, directing vision, or meeting goals. It is about stewarding…
Trust: A Critical Performance Benchmark That Few Measure
A recent Harvard Business Review article has reignited a conversation first framed in its 2019 series, “The Trust Crisis.” That…
Leadership Roundtable Releases New Roundtable Resource: Funding the Mission
For many Catholic leaders, just mentioning “fundraising” builds anxiety. Others, as we learned during a recent Toolbox for Pastoral Management,…
Federal Judge Halts Law to Break the Seal of Confession
A federal judge has temporarily blocked part of a new Washington State law that would have forced clergy to break…
The Call to Pastoral Renewal
Pastoral planning is central to how the Church lives out its mission. It provides structure and direction for evangelization, formation,…
10 years of Laudato Si’: Applying the Lessons Beyond the Care of Creation
May 24 marked the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical, “Laudato Si‘,” a landmark document that has served as…
Latest CARA Report Reveals New Insights into Declining Clergy Rates, Ordination Demographics, and Diocesan Financial Transparency
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University recently released its Spring 2025 report, which highlights…