Being in college can bring with it many struggles, both past and present, expected or unexpected, and addressing them in a spiritual context may be helpful. Pastoral Counseling embraces the Jesuit ...

I recently did a stint as an interim pastor. Here are a dozen things I learned—or relearned—about pastoral ministry: It is through pastoral care that pastors earn credibility, acceptance, and ...

Steve Hall, assistant professor of pastoral ministry at Lee University, has released a new book examining the ...

Stepping into pastoral ministry today can feel overwhelming. Increasingly, the role of a church leader resembles that of a CEO, shaped by strategies, structures, deadlines, and pressure to perform.

What is pastoral ministry like these days, and how is it being shaped in new ways? The Century talked to pastors about the challenges and surprises of their early years in ministry. This interview is ...

Part of the emotional drain I felt during the pandemic came from trying to manage my members’ feelings. I recently received an email from a church member expressing frustration over a decision we made ...

Latino Catholics recite the Lord's Prayer during Mass at the Labor Day Encuentro gathering at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, N.Y., on Sept. 3, 2018. (CNS file photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, ...

California pastor Russ Ewell and his wife, Gail, know firsthand the struggles of finding churches that know how to care for ...

Vatican City (Fides Service) - On March 9 the Congregation for Bishops issued a note presenting a new “Directory for the Ministry of Bishops Apostolorum Successores”, (dated 22 February 2004) already ...