Every Person Deserves an Amazing Parish

Every Person Deserves an Amazing Parish

Every Person Deserves an Amazing Parish Almost exactly thirty days ago, I began this new role as the Executive Director of The Amazing Parish. In that time, I have received one question more than any other. “What is an Amazing Parish?” It is a good question and an...

5 Signs You Attend A Healthy Parish

5 Signs You Attend A Healthy Parish

By Caitlin Bootsma | August 22, 2016 Business guru Patrick Lencioni is well-known for his expertise on organizational health. In fact, he is a New York Times best-selling author of books like The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team and Death by Meeting. But Lencioni is also a...

Beautiful Simplicity at Mass

Beautiful Simplicity at Mass

I was out of town a few weekends ago at one of those youth sports extravaganzas in Reno, Nevada.  Between games, my son and I found a Catholic Church and went to Mass. Now, I like to go to parishes that I’ve never visited, or even heard of, because it gives me a sense...