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Catholic Missionary Disciples - I have seen hundreds of folks I know burnout in ministry. While it is neither cheap nor efficient to have turnover, sometimes we can’t control the fact that people move on. Is there anything we can do about it? Yes and no. While each person in ministry is in control of their own well-being more than any other person, we can certainly help lower the turnover, if we change some of the culture i

By Fr. John A. Perricone, Crisis Magazine - Without a slightest hesitation, the saint rushed to the chained slaves as though they were long lost friends. Their captors treated these slaves like animals; Claver handled them like rare jewels. Shocked surprise shone on their faces as St. Peter fed them, washed their wounds, carried those too weak to walk. But then the saint did something that went beyond food or drink or relief from suffering. He kissed them....

By Stefano Gennarini, J.D., C-Fam - After a year of turmoil and speculation about its future, the Pontifical Academy for Life is holding its first plenary session at the Vatican…. Being pro-life requires the academy to “re-think the semantic value of the term 'life,'” said the President of the academy, Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia… there were no plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae (on Human Life) next year and that the academy was instead opening “new frontiers for debate,” mentioning specifically the environment, migration and arms control…

By Fr. Ed Broom, OMV, The Catholic Gentleman - Opening our eyes, we can see that the family is in serious crisis. This being the case, as followers of Christ and defenders of the Domestic Church—the family—let us launch a concerted effort to save our children, save our young, by the means of saving our families. Pessimism, cynicism, and skepticism must not reign in our hearts, but rather confidence and hope....