Well, it's been a hell of a ride, laying rubber all over the road for the past decade. But it's time to call it a day and park the Rogue in the garage. Effective today, I am shutting down my blog to focus my attention on other endeavours. My thanks to the more than 2.7 million people who regularly joined me on these sojourns through news stories over the years that dealt with the places with issues of religion and faith intersecting with public affairs. May God bless you with a continuing desire to learn about and help disseminate the issues of faith throughout the public square. Happy trails in your continuing travels! Fr. Tim Moyle, p.p. Diocese of Pembroke
Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
Hi Tim,
ReplyDeleteNot much for anyone to disagree with in Mr. Chaput's letter. He has big problems ahead of him, and he is going to have to undertake some serious downsizing in order to meet the new financial realities of his diocese.
I suspect declining church enrollment has hit more dioceses than just Pembroke, London, and Philadelphia. The sex scandals have been a perfect storm for you guys: not only do you have to cough up big bucks to settle lawsuits, but the scandal is also hitting the collection plate as more parishoners stay home and tune out.
Not sure I see any good way out for the Church. Liberalizing and democratizing did not work out so well for many mainline Protestant denominations, and adopting a narrow, orthodox hard line is not a big tent growth strategy.
It is a great marketing problem to be sure. Have you guys considered using one of the Madison Avenue heavy hitters like BBDO, or do you do all this stuff in-house?
Cheers...Martin