by D. Scott Miller | Aug 21, 2018 | Featured, Inspiration, Top
Indeed,
the word of God is living and effective,
sharper than any two-edged sword,
penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow,
and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 I have some concerns about the word of God....
by D. Scott Miller | Mar 29, 2018 | Evangelization, Featured, Front Page
Missionary Discipleship is all the buzz in the church. Maybe your parish is considering becoming Rebuilt. Perhaps they are pondering a Divine Renovation. Perhaps the answers can be found in Forming Intentional Disciples. Efforts towards the New Evangelization of the...
by D. Scott Miller | Feb 16, 2018 | Culture, Featured, Front Page
The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida was the deadliest mass shooting since the devastation involving elementary school children in Newtown Connecticut. As of this writing (the morning after Parkland) this is the 6th school...
by D. Scott Miller | Jan 4, 2018 | Culture, Featured, Front Page, Uncategorized
The Pope speaks to young people – all the time! Papa Francisco continues the traditions of his predecessors and makes a point of communicating regularly to young people. We in Catholic Youth Ministry should make it a continued practice, or tradition, to make...
by D. Scott Miller | Nov 14, 2017 | Culture, Featured, Front Page, Professionalism, Uncategorized
I had a colleague who would often come through my door, sit, and vent. Invariably, her frustration seemed to follow a very familiar outline: My colleague had just participated in a meeting. She entered it assuming that all were being treated as equal players. Someone...
by D. Scott Miller | Nov 7, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Leadership, Methodology, Uncategorized
In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Cardinal Cupich wrote an editorial describing “the parish of my dreams.” In doing so, he described seven priorities that might assist in measuring parish vitality. Not being above building upon someone else’s hard work, here are my own...