Dear Pope Francis
Dear Pope Francis, It was just a week ago that we awoke to the devastating news of your passing. I stumbled out of bed at 5:30 AM to get my daughter off to crew practice and my son to school. Knowing how gutted I would be to read the many alerts about you, my husband […]
The Time is Now
For many in the Catholic community, these last weeks have felt like a bad case of whiplash. With each breaking news alert, our hearts grow increasingly weary. The enormity of and the ferocity with which recent executive orders have occurred has been particularly gutting.
TENx10 Summit 2024
Joe Perdreauville represented Goodfaith at the TENx10 Summit in October, held in Dallas, Texas. Goodfaith is a partner of the TENx10 collaborative which seeks to “make faith matter more to 10 million young people over the next 10 years.
Launch of Family Matters
Goodfaith’s newest initiative, Family Matters, officially launched its pilot year with 65 participating families on September 22nd!
Ignatian Family Teach-In
At the end of October, Mare Ernesto joined nearly 1,800 people from across the U.S., as well as El Salvador, Mexico, Belize, Chile, and Canada at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ) hosted by the Ignatian Spirituality Network. The Teach-In is the largest annual Catholic justice gathering in the country.
Christian Parenting Grant Initiative
Stephanie Peddicord and Maggie Smith were thrilled to participate in a recent gathering of the Lilly Endowment’s “Strengthening Ministry with Children” Initiative. This is a joint effort convening grantees from two areas – Christian Parenting and Nurturing Children through Worship and Prayer.
Hope Endures
St. Paul’s ancient message about love from 1 Corinthians 13 remains relevant today as Goodfaith, a non-profit organization, commits to upholding Catholic Social Teaching by loving all people unconditionally, standing with the vulnerable, and maintaining hope despite modern social and political divisions.
For Such a Time as This: Meditations on Organizational Transformation
Center for FaithJustice unveils a new name, Goodfaith, as part of a multiyear process of organizational transformation aimed at better serving the needs of young people and the broader community.
A Story of Sacred Listening & Renewed Hope
Maggie Smith reflects on how listening to youth share their hopes and concerns for the Catholic Church through the global Synod on Synodality renews her sense of hope and purpose in working for transformative change.
