Good Steward Newsletter – May 2012

Joseph Ratzinger: Great Teacher, Good Steward Last month, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated two important anniversaries—his 85th birthday (April 16) and the 7th anniversary of his election to the See of St. Peter (April 19). As always, the Holy Father observed these great occasions with quiet dignity and genuine human warmth. Throughout his many years of [...]

Good Steward Newsletter – December 2011

We Give Back to God, In an Unequal Exchange, the Gift of His Love Clearly, it is only through God’s generosity that man, the beggar, who receives a wealth of divine gifts, is yet able to offer something to God as well; that God makes it possible for us to accept His gifts by making [...]

(podcast) When Giving to the Church is the Result of Coercion

Patrick O’Meara, President and Founder of O’Meara, Ferguson, Whelan, and Conway speaks of the dangers of coercion in this podcast. He states, “In Mission Advancement it is easy to use coercion to facilitate gifts, and such coercion takes many forms: guilt, building a false sense of obligation to a community, exerting pressure, creating a false [...]

Stewardship in a Postmodern World: Affirming the Truth under a “Dictatorship of Relativism”

Tertium Quid – Vol. 2, Issue 9 – By Howard Craig – November 18, 2011 (printable version) Today, having a clear faith based on the Creed of the Church is often labeled as fundamentalism. Whereas relativism, that is, letting oneself be “tossed here and there, carried about by every wind of doctrine”, seems the only [...]

Good Steward Newsletter – November 2011

November is Gratitude Month Robert Morneau is the Auxiliary Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is also the pastor of one of his diocese’s largest parishes, a Packers fan (some might say fanatic), and an inspiring poet and preacher. He shares all these gifts—with warm humor and keen insight—whenever he speaks on stewardship at diocesan, [...]

Seeking God’s Will … Under African Skies

Tertium Quid – Vol. 2, Issue 8 – By Patrick O’Meara – October 3, 2011 (printable version) I write this article as I am flying over the Sudan on a trip that I never imagined I would take. When Pope Benedict’s Caritas en Veritate first came out, I was asked to speak on it around [...]

The Spirituality of Stewardship

Tertium Quid – Vol. 2, Issue 8 – By Dan Conway – October 3, 2011 (printable version) When the American bishops published their pastoral letter on stewardship in 1992, the title they chose for this historic document was Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response. How does the title for this document contribute to our understanding of stewardship [...]

The Benefits of a Diocesan-Wide Capital Stewardship Campaign

Tertium Quid – Vol. 2, Issue 6 – By Paul Votaw – July 7, 2011 (printable version) The benefits of a diocesan capital stewardship campaign are numerous, surprising, and – frequently serendipitous. I have run into people who actually look forward to capital campaigns. They enjoy the challenge and are looking forward to working with [...]

Stewardship and Capital Fundraising

Tertium Quid – Vol. 2, Issue 4 – April 29, 2011 (printable version) I. WHAT IS STEWARDSHIP? Stewardship is not about money or possessions or even skills and talents. It’s about spiritual principles. Stewardship is a response to Jesus’ invitation: “Go, sell all that you have and give it to the poor, and come follow [...]

Good Steward Newsletter – April 2011

Lent is the Season for Stewardship Each year you give us this joyful season when we prepare to celebrate the paschal mystery with mind and heart renewed. Your give us a spirit of loving reverence for you, our Father, and of willing service to our neighbor. As we recall the great events that gave us [...]

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