St Patrick's Catholic Church

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Why Homosexuality Is Not Like Other Sins

Homosexuality is not the only sin prohibited in the Bible, but it is different from all the rest, at least right now. And we have really good news for homosexuals.

Seven Reasons Why We Should Not Accept Millions of Years

There is an intensifying controversy in the church all over the world regarding the age of the earth.

Why Are So Many Single Women are Leaving the Church?

A few years ago, I attended the Women of the World festival in London. Arriving late, I hurried up to a panel called ‘Faith and Feminism,” which featured a panel…

What Is a Healthy Way to Leave a Church?

Leaving the church is painful for Christians and pastors, and we've seen a lot of it over the last couple of years through COVID, election crises, and racial crises.

If We Can Worship Anywhere, Why Go To Church?

It doesn't just matter that we worship Jesus. It matters that we worship him with other people.

10 Things I Have Learned Leading Church Change

I left the church planting world to help revitalize and grow an established church. It’s proven to be challenging – maybe slightly more than I thought it would be<br>But, God has allowed us to experience incredible energy and excitement. I am not big on sharing numbers in this format, but let me simply say – God is working. Amazingly working. The potential in the days ahead is astounding to me.<br>Needless to say, there has been a lot of change since I…

Is your parish creating new Catholics?

How parishes can better welcome the littlest Catholics

Parishes sometimes struggle at welcoming small children and their parents.

Why do Catholics call priests ‘Father’?

Given the ways in which they serve the community, it seems a natural and even holy development that we see priests as symbolic parents.

Why do Catholics venerate the Sacred Heart of Jesus?

Across time and cultures the heart has symbolized a variety of traits: love, awareness, the will, along with numerous other prime movers of humanity. From

Can a priest withhold communion from a Catholic?

Catholics should not be denied communion except for a serious reason. However, in some situations, a priest can and sometimes must withhold communion.

Should your parish have a mission statement?

Can a mission statement make a difference for your parish? Take our survey.

‘Once a Catholic, Always a Catholic’?

Can you quit the Catholic Church? Can you be kicked out of the Church? Or is the old saying

Catholics, must we be so obsessed with Jesus’ death and suffering this Lent?

When “Catholic guilt” gets in the way of Catholic faith

Taken to the extreme, ‘Catholic guilt’ can become an obsessive-compulsive disorder, also known as scrupulosity.

A Complete Guide To The Catholic Rules For Lent

A complete and easy guide to learning and following the fasting and dietary rules and more for Lent

What Is Purgatory?

Popular images of purgatory are probably inspired by Dante and expanded upon by imaginative artists, often with an aim to thrill or horrify their audience. As a result, Catholics lose sight of what ought to

Why Choose Catholic kindergarten?

See all of the wonderful things that happen at our Catholic kindergartens.