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Fr. David Frederici: Rethinking Parish Life: A Call to Pastoral Conversion – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. David Frederici: Rethinking Parish Life: A Call to Pastoral Conversion

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By Fr. David Frederici, Catholic Exchange, August 18, 2025

Fr. David Frederici is a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, MA. He currently serves as Vicar General, Rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral, and Pastor of St. Stanislaus and Good Shepherd Parishes, all in the city of Fall River. He also served in college campus ministry and hospital ministry. Since becoming a pastor in 2013, he has been involved in parish renewal and was involved in the planning of the diocese’s 2018 strategic planning process, serving on the leadership committee of the Youth and Young Adult Task Force.

Avatar photoOver the last 15 to 20 years, there has been much discussion and many initiatives around the concept of parish revitalization. The motivation is familiar: declining numbers at Sunday Mass, fewer baptisms, weddings, and first communions, and a noticeable drop in participation in faith formation. Compounding this is the growing reality of multiple parishes being served by a single priest—or none at all.

There has been some success in turning things around, and I believe we are seeing growing fruit from those efforts. Yet, at the same time, many have grown wary of terms like “relevance,” “revitalization,” and “renewal.” These words, while once inspiring, can now carry the weight of fatigue or even cynicism. ….

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