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The grim economic news has led a growing number of churches to become engaged in a special kind of ministry: helping those out of work. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The unemployed in metro Atlanta are turning to churches for help in record numbers. Many are not showing up Sunday mornings, but rather on weekdays for…

More parish closings and consolidations may be on the way — this time, in South Dakota: Thirty-five eastern South Dakota Catholic parishes could lose their regular Masses by 2012 under a plan led by Bishop Paul Swain of the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls. Whether the churches, which are mostly in smaller towns, will eventually…

Big news from northeastern Pennsylvania this weekend, as the bishop announced a massive restructuring that will affect every parishioner: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton is closing almost half of its churches, reducing the number of parishes from 209 to 118. In a statement, Bishop Joseph Martino said the restructuring plan affects every single parish…

This impressive story about young lay Catholics in Washington was published several days ago, and I’m finally getting around to reading and posting. Take a moment and read what these kids are doing. It’s something. Truly. A snip: Now for the peekaboo pumps: Do they stay? Or go? The missionary spins a shoe in her…
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