Fr. Charles Zlock

Fratelli Tutti – Pandemics and Other Calamities in History

This past weekend I was talking to somebody after Mass. The topic was the increase of Covid cases in the United States and around the world. We were musing about the fact that new restrictions...Read more

Fratelli Tutti. Chapter 1: Poverty, And What to Do About It.

Persons are no longer seen as a paramount value to be cared for or respected, especially if they are poor and disabled."

Fratelli Tutti. Opening Thoughts

We will be examining Pope Francis' encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti over the next few weeks. this is the first installment.

Parish Models: Parish Staff, Parish Lay Support, Ministers and Ministry

To have an Amazing Parish, the pastor and priests would need a new kind of team supporting them. What would that look like?

Parish Models: Priests, Pastors and Rectory

Is the Holy Spirit is calling us to see these days as an opportunity to reimagine what priestly living can be?

Oct 21

Masks, Tasks, and Flasks. Hope in the Midst of the Hubbub

Presentation slides from Day of Reflection with "Ladies of Mount Carmel." Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish. Doylestown, PA. October 20, 2020.

Oct 16

A Church Transformed. 2nd and 3rd Principles

This week we look at what goes into a healthy parish staff, and how God-The-Architect is the designer.

Oct 9

How Do You Transform A Church? First Principle.

Transformation requires a biblical worldview.

Oct 2

The Church Is Crying

If the Church is crying, and if parish life is broken, then how does the Church get well?

Oct 1

Covid: What We’re Experiencing Spiritually and Emotionally

Insights into what we are experiencing in the midst of Covid from Episcopal Relief and Development.

Sep 25

The World Is Crying

Our country is losing the will to live. The ultimate cause is spiritual. When God is ignored or pushed aside, the creature made in His image and likeness loses any sense of ultimate meaning and purpose.