That’s right, there are no “volunteers” at the parish. In our Church, we are called and gifted by God to all the activities and all the service that make up parish life. We are stewards of the gifts when we hear the call and say “yes”. This is where we begin the journey to stewardship […]
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Stewardship and Easter Love
“How can I repay the Lord for all the good done for me? I will raise the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.” (Ps 116:12-13) Today so many Catholics come to worship and receive the Eucharist. In Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response. The United States Bishops’ emphasize the importance of combining […]
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Stewardship and the 2019 Annual Lenten Collection
Stewardship is an invitation to all of us to live our faith in real and concrete ways. The Catholic Church has a mission to preach, teach and sanctify throughout the world. Stewardship calls us to become personally engaged in this. We have a choice to make regarding our part in the mission of the Church. […]
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Stewardship: An Attitude of Gratitude
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”- Cicero Sometimes when a parish does not have enough involvement in its ministries, or is having difficulties with finances, the first reaction is, “and stewardship didn’t work”. This presumes that stewardship is about generosity. Somehow, the parish has not done enough […]
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St. Nicholas, Gifts and Stewardship
On December 6th we celebrate the feast day of St. Nicholas. There is more legend than fact in the story, but we do know that he was Bishop of Myra in Turkey and was among those who signed the documents affirming the divinity of Christ promulgated at the Council of Nicea in 325. He must […]
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