Celebrating the Equinox, the Moon, and Their Relationship with Easter
"Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars, In the heavens you have made them bright, precious and fair." St Francis of Assisi The moon has inspired artists, poets, and romantics for centuries. It divides the day into night and affec...
12 Ways to Support Young People in Living their Faith in College
A guest blog post by James R. Walter Ed.D., the Director of the Catholic Scholars program at St. John's University. As campus ministers, we are very familiar with tried and true experiences that are central to our campus faith life, such ...
The Parish is Responsible for Forming Youth as Disciples
The community has an important role in the accompaniment of young people; it should feel collectively responsible for accepting, motivating, encouraging and challenging them. All should regard young people with understanding, appreciation and affecti...
I Just Discovered That the “J” in January Stands for Joy!
January has always been my least favorite month, partly because the weather is so cold, the Christmas celebrations and family gatherings are behind us, and our churches and homes go back to their "ordinary" appearances. I always feel a bit blue in Ja...
Waiting with Hope!
In a holiday appeal from a Soup Kitchen here in Seattle, a homeless man described his conversion in this way: "I used to be a hopeless drug addict, now I am a drugless hope addict." What would it mean to be a hope addict? It doesn't mean hoping when ...
Real Presence: Jesus Is Really Present in the Eucharist. Am I?
The following is an excerpt of a journal article by the same title authored by Sr. Kieran Sawyer SSND for Youth Ministry Access. Subscribers can access the entire article here. The headlines were alarming: "Only 30% of Catholics beli...
The Challenge and the Grace in Being Grateful
At the age of 14, my niece Katie lost her mother (my little sister) to pancreatic cancer. That was two years ago. Last year her father died of a massive heart attack. I became her legal guardian and moved in with her. I, a life-long single woman, was...
Impacting Ministry: How CMD Helps Transform Ministries
Listen to Stories from Leaders about the Ways that CMD Impacts their Ministry We recently asked some diocesan leaders to share about how CMD has impacted this ministry. Below is a playlist with seven brief testimonies. Join Us in Su...
Empowering Courageous Missionaries [Free Online Event]
"Filled with the love of Christ, young people are called to be witnesses of the Gospel wherever they find themselves, by the way they live." Pope Francis, Apostolic Exhortation Christus Vivit, #175In Christus Vivit, Pope Francis challenges us to res...
Unlikely Prophets
How easily we can ignore Jesus teaching "those of you without sin may throw the first stone." As a society, we are quick to judge others. In his song "Hands On", Kanye West says that Christians will be the first ones to judge him. Arguably one of the...
The Center for Ministry Development is proud to announce that Bishop Shawn McKnight of the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri has joined our Board of Directors as Bishop Liaison. We rely on our board to embrace the opportunities for supporting ministry development for youth and families in parishes and schools throughout the United States. Our boa...
There is a passage in a novel I was reading where the author describes a person riding on a bus as "radiating despair." I resonated with that image. I have been with people who radiated sadness and despair. I have also been with people who radiate hope and joy.I have been praying with this image. What does it mean to radiate faith? I remember exper...
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