Where did the term “pastoral theology” come from, and why was the university curriculum ever carved up so that pastoral or practical theology occupied a completely different division from systematic ...

The master of pastoral studies program at Loyola University New Orleans provides the biblical, theological, and spiritual grounding on which to build specializations in youth ministry, spirituality, ...

Read our latest issue or browse back issues. This is welcome counsel. However, the overall tone and content of the conversation falter in three particular ways. It is imprecise. As I read the article, ...

“Up until now there has been so much focus on the judicial parts of [clergy abuse], but the pastoral response of the church is very, very important. And the Holy Father is concerned about that.” ...

What better place to learn about lay pastoral ministry than from Marianists who have been doing lay ministry since 1800? Join our program for ministerial formation, especially to serve as lay ...

Being in college can bring with it many struggles, both past and present, expected or unexpected, and addressing them in a spiritual context may be helpful. Pastoral Counseling embraces the Jesuit ...

WASHINGTON -- How are the new U.S. Catholic ordinariate for former Anglican groups and the 1980 U.S. pastoral provision for Episcopal (Anglican) priests who become Catholics different? What do they ...

While reading this book, I kept hearing the voices of the people I work with daily in detox and addiction treatment. It’s not that Addiction and Pas­toral Care offers clear answers to the wrenching ...

The Christian Church is searching for a true pathway to minister to persons in need without compromising her heritage or neglecting the advances of science. A healthy absorption of some aspects of ...

The Rev. John Woodall Jr., of South Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis is helping Black pastoral candidates and churches get a jump on connecting. The Rev. John W. Woodall Jr. began his ...