Author: Fr. James Kroeger

SEEKING the renewal of the Church on all levels—certainly the parish is included—the Second Vatican Council noted that everyone, regardless of one’s state in life, is called to holiness. 

THE early Christians enthusiastically carried out the mission mandate given them by Christ in Matthew 28:18-20. 

AS our local Church in the Philippines celebrates the “Year of the Parish as a Communion of Communities,” it is helpful to reflect on the role of leaders at various levels of parish life.

THE Second Plenary Council of the Philippines in 1991 noted: “The present efforts at Church renewal should center on the parish.