Pastoral Ministry
Below you will find some suggested resources that can help you bring the light and tenderness of Christ to people in your community who are struggling with various life issues. These resources have been vetted for soundness and fidelity to Catholic teaching. For a list of adult faith formation resources, click here. For a general list of local Catholic ministries, click here.
If you have suggestions of resources that should be added to this list, please email us at phillyevang@archphila.org.
Resources for Specific Areas of Pastoral Care
Addiction (Drug, Alcohol, Sex, Pornography, etc…)
- Website: Hope in Christ: Spiritual Support for Addiction
- Website: RecoveryandHope.org
Baptism Preparation
Bereavement
Caring for the Caregiver
- Nourish for Caregivers, for pastoral care for caregivers
- Peace with Dementia Rosary
Christian Initiation (RCIA)
- CREDO, St. Benedict Press, for Christian Initiation (RCIA)
- Symbolon, on Formed.org
Disabilities
Divorce
- Catholic’s Divorce Survival Guide, Ascension Press
- St. Raymond Nonnatus Foundation
End of Life
- Life-Affirming Choices, presentations and videos
- National Catholic Bioethics Center
- Terri Schiavo Life and Hope Network
Infertility
- Gianna Center for Women’s Health and Fertility, Philadelphia
- Springs in the Desert, apostolate for those struggling with infertility
Healing & Freedom
Marriage and Family Enrichment
- Beloved: Finding Happiness in Marriage, Marriage Enrichment or Marriage Preparation, Augustine Institute
- Communio, helps your parish evangelize through relationship health ministry
- Find a Catholic Moms Group
- ForYourMarriage.org
- Worldwide Marriage Encounter, Spiritual support for married couples
Marriage Healing
- Institute for Marital Healing
- Retrouvaille Retreats
- Book: Marriage 911: How God Saved Our Marriage (and Can Save Yours, Too!)
Marriage Preparation
Post-Abortion Healing
Racism: Our Catholic Response
Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
- Video series: Forgiven: The Transforming Power of Confession, Augustine Institute
Same-Sex Attraction and Gender Discordance
- Courage Apostolate
- Eden Invitation
- Video: Invited to Courageous Love: The Catholic Church and Homosexuality, Courage Apostolate
- Video: The Third Way: Homosexuality and the Catholic Church, Blackstone Films
Suicide
- Book: After Suicide: There’s Hope for Them and for You, Fr. Chris Alar and Jason Lewis, MIC
Vocation Discernment
- Avow, discipleship and vocation discernment small groups for young women
- Melchizedek Project, discipleship and discernment for the priesthood groups for young men