by Rita Baumann | Oct 8, 2026
Discernment is a prayerful process for identifying people suited to serve and seeking the parish’s needs and direction through listening and reflection. In the Latin Church, the pastoral council’s role is consultative, and its organization is subject to the diocesan...
by Rita Baumann | Sep 23, 2026
A Parish Pastoral Council is a consultative body established (when the diocesan bishop judges it opportune) so that the faithful—together with those who assist in pastoral care by virtue of their office—can foster the parish’s pastoral activity in an orderly way....
by Rita Baumann | Sep 21, 2026
A Parish Pastoral Council is a consultative body established (when the diocesan bishop judges it opportune) so that the faithful—together with those who assist in pastoral care by virtue of their office—can foster the parish’s pastoral activity in an orderly way....
by Rita Baumann | Aug 3, 2026
A Parish Pastoral Council is a consultative body established (when the diocesan bishop judges it opportune) so that the faithful—together with those who assist in pastoral care by virtue of their office—can foster the parish’s pastoral activity in an orderly way....
