Living Faith marks four decades of inspirational devotions through the lens of the Scriptures
Jennifer Brinker
Deb Meister was living in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains nearly 40 years ago when she first picked up a copy of Living Faith at her parish, a mission church in Pikeville, Kentucky.
The pocket-sized devotional, featuring personal reflections on the daily Mass readings from a variety of authors, soon became a daily part of her life.
“Every time I would read a daily reflection from Living Faith, I thought, that is exactly what I needed right there today,” Meister said. “They are these moments of grace, a hand of God reaching down and tapping me on the shoulder.”
Living Faith has nurtured a living faith among millions of readers since its founding in 1985. Published quarterly by Fenton-based Creative Communications for the Parish, the Catholic periodical has accompanied the faithful in the pews, inviting them to pray with the daily Scripture readings and featuring brief reflections from laypeople, clergy and religious.
Creative Communications for the Parish, founded by Rev. Dr. Larry Neeb in 1977 as an ecumenical Christian publishing company, expanded into publishing Catholic resources in 1980 and began printing Living Words: Daily Meditations for Catholics. The name was changed in 1991 to Living Faith: Daily Catholic Devotions.
