More people are entering the Catholic Church than at any point in decades — many of them showing up at your parish. Your role at the parish isn’t accidental. You were created for it.
Will you go bravely in this unique moment?
The familiar story is one of decline. But under the surface, something else is happening — a new wave of curiosity and conversion that parish leaders are being called to meet.
For the first time in decades, Catholicism is at the center of pop culture. Celebrities are sharing about their conversions. And curious newcomers are making their way to your parish.
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A 2026 survey of over 2,000 OCIA participants across 20 dioceses found that only 26% cited dating or marrying a Catholic as a motivating factor for entering the Church — compared to 72% in a 2007 CARA study.
And the way your parish walks with them will look different from the way you’ve walked with converts of the past.
The question is what happens next — and whether your parish has the systems to recognize the moments that deserve a human response.
Does anyone notice if they stop coming after six weeks? Is a member of your team reminded to follow up? Is there a small group waiting for them and a simple way to join it? This window of opportunity can’t be missed.
A lapsed donor who gives online for the first time in two years is a real signal of re-engagement — and in most parishes, it disappears into a spreadsheet nobody opens. Not because anyone stopped caring. Because nobody had a system that could tell them.
ParishStaq is a parish operations platform, built by Catholics, for Catholics who are serving in this unique moment.
ParishStaq brings your parish database, online giving, mobile app, communications, and engagement tools into one system built around a single parishioner record.
A Baptism logged in sacramental tracking shows up instantly across the full household profile.
A lapsed donor who gives again after two years can trigger pastoral outreach automatically, instead of disappearing into a spreadsheet.
AI-powered tools help your staff see who’s drifting before it’s too late.
ParishStaq connects your parish database, giving, communications, engagement, and ministry tools so your team can recognize meaningful moments and respond with the full parishioner story in view.
“Created for This Moment” walks through the data behind this shift, what it demands of your parish’s operations, and how one archdiocese led 160 parishes through the largest Catholic technology rollout in the country.
Go bravely.
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