Paul Senz
Thanksgiving at the Parish
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Life in a Catholic parish certainly has many challenges and blessings. For parish priests, one particular and very specific challenge arises a few times a year: How do you celebrate Mass for a particular day when the day is primarily focused on a secular or national holiday? Think of the Fourth of July. Think of Read More
Feedback from the Flock
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Every congregation is different. And certainly, every congregation’s response to a given priest’s homily is going to be different. In order to have the most effective communication with the congregation, priests benefit in knowing how their homilies are being received. In this way, it is important for priests to be able to receive feedback on Read More
Putting Christ on Display
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Corpus Christi processions used to be very common. Images of priests clad in a cope, monstrance held aloft underneath the canopy, with a seemingly interminable line of worshippers and adorers fill the memories of many Catholics. But such images became less familiar as time went on. However, in recent years there has been a resurgence Read More
Small but Mighty
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Small group ministry is becoming more popular in parishes across the United States, as it provides the faithful with an opporunity to deepen their sense of community within a parish and to deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ. And while the details vary from diocese to diocese and even parish to parish, the concept remains Read More