Michael J. Sims

Mission-driven Catholic ministry professional with years of experience strengthening communities through connection, accompaniment, formation, and shared mission. Skilled at building relationships among clergy, parish staff, lay leaders, and diocesan ministries to foster belonging, mutual encouragement, and confidence in the role of the baptized in the Church’s mission. Passionate about helping people move beyond an inward focus toward compassionate engagement with issues of human dignity, poverty, hunger, immigration, homelessness, life, justice, and the common good. Brings a relational leadership style grounded in trust, collaboration, Catholic identity, and servant leadership, with a particular strength in connecting people and communities, so they recognize that they are part of something larger than themselves and have an important role to play in transforming the world through faith in action.

• Spirituality: Where Faith and Life Meet, Anselm Academic, A Division of St. Mary’s Press, 2020-2021 Academic Year, 2021
• A Pedagogy of Grace that Provides a Space for Mystery and Self-transcendence in Religious Education, Academia.edu, 05/18
• How Basilian Spirituality Influences Pedagogy in Religious Education, Manor - The 2016 Magazine of Manor College
• A Lenten Journey with The Prophet Jeremiah, Parish and Small Group Faith Sharing Manual, Lent 2008, 2009, Pending publishing for wider circulation, 2023
• Sharing in Christ’s Largeheartedness: The Spirituality of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Bonhoeffer Institute, 05/06
• Christology: The Heart of Catechesis, Presentation to Catechists and Directors of Religious Education, 09/21, Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Moorestown, NJ
• Chatting with Michael Sims, Th.D., 04/24/23, https://catholicstarherald.org/chatting-with-michael-sims-th-d/
• Beyond Dobbs: working toward a culture of life, 06/23/23
• Radical solidarity is integral to a consistent ethic of life, 10/09/23
• Preparing for Lent with Dr. Michael Sims, 01/29/24
• Talking Catholic, https://talking.catholicstarherald.org/show/talking-catholic
• CRS Rice Bowl provides help, understanding, 02/15/24
• Loop of grace, and an ongoing journey of love in action, 09/02/24
• Being Christian is being pro-life, 01/22/25
• Bring Lent to life by helping others through Rice Bowl, 03/04/25