Bishop John Dolan held a Mass in celebration of the opening of the seminary year on Thursday (Aug. 28) evening at the Virginia G. Piper Chapel at the Diocesan Pastoral Center in downtown Phoenix. Nazareth Seminary, the Diocese of Phoenix's local seminary formation program, has a record 55 seminarians beginning study this month, and nearly 40 men were in attendance. Nazareth Seminary incorporates an innovative home-style model of formation where seminarians live in community with one another a...| The Catholic Sun
Matúš Kovačovský / UnsplashThis week’s guest contributor is L. Roger Owens. Roger serves as the Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, where he teaches in the areas of spirituality, preaching, and leadership. He has pastored both United Methodist and Presbyterian churches in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Owens is also the author of a number of books, including “Everyday Contemplative: The Way of Prayerful Living” and “What We Need I...| Alban at Duke Divinity School
If my younger self had understood even this much—that discernment begins with recognizing one’s gifts and offering them, detached from any personal agenda, for God’s purposes—I might have spent a little less time anxiously waiting for the clouds to part. I might have spent more time offering the little I had, trusting that God could use it for his purposes.| Public Discourse
Editor’s Note: This new series from LCMS Church Worker Wellness is hosted here on The Lutheran Witness site. Visit the “Ministry Features” page for regular Worker Wellness content. As Lutherans, we understand that the various aspects of our wellness — intellectual, emotional, relational, physical, financial and vocational — relate to and depend upon one another, and are all rooted in our Baptism, our true identity as new creations in Christ. We understand spiritual well-being n...| The Lutheran Witness
Christian leadership development is inseparable from Christian discipleship.| Alban at Duke Divinity School
On January 28, 2023, I was blessed to be received into a fraternity of the Lay Dominicans, Eastern Province, USA. I am, thanks be to God, a member of the Order of St. Dominic, while also remaining in the lay state in the world. Many readers are probably already wondering how that could be. Over […] The post Lay Members of Religious Orders appeared first on Homiletic & Pastoral Review.| Homiletic & Pastoral Review
In a world that is so confused over what it means to be a man or woman, the Catholic faith is such a gift. With the example of numerous female... The post Embracing your authentic femininity as a single woman appeared first on RADIANT.| RADIANT
Suzanne D. Williams / UnsplashAre you the same leader you were five years ago? What kind of leader will you need to be five years in the future? | Alban at Duke Divinity School
Ben White / UnsplashIn “The Pastor,” a memoir on the pastoral life, Eugene Peterson has this to say about his role: | Alban at Duke Divinity School
I am a waiting woman. While I wait for children, I recognize the purpose in trusting that God’s plan and timing are far better than my own.| RADIANT
I’ve had a few people on other social media platforms and offline ask me why I am still a United Methodist. These questions arise, I believe, because I am clearly out-of-step with many in the…| John Meunier
A meditation on embodiment and calling, attention and social media and physical presence—inspired by seeing many friends at EmberConf.| v4.chriskrycho.com