Formation to meet the future of parish life

New Wineskins aims to address and support the formational needs of seminarians, leadership skills for religious men, theological perspectives on current issues for bishops, and polarization in the Catholic community.

Seminarians in cassocks talking together outdoors on campus

Our Programs

  • Pastoral Laboratory for Parish Administration

    Addressing the urgent need for seminary formation to better prepare seminarians for immediate pastoral leadership

  • Leadership Development for Consecrated Religious Men

    Supporting men who enter religious communities with the leadership skills necessary to lead in their contexts

  • Gregory the Great Institute for Bishops

    Engaging bishops with faculty theological syntheses and practitioner best practices on the critical questions they face

  • The Communion Project

    Drawing pastors and polarized congregations together for dialogue and conversation, in partnership with the Paulists

Pastoral Laboratory for Parish Administration

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Want to find out more?

Contact our team at info@newwineskins.catholic.edu.

Leadership Development for Consecrated Religious Men

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Want to find out more?

Contact our team at info@newwineskins.catholic.edu.

Gregory the Great Institute for Bishops

Bishops in the United States face a context often much different from that in which they entered the priesthood, and yet they are often expected to respond immediately to new, complex pastoral challenges posed by our rapidly changing world.

We seek to offer our faculty and other experts to assist the bishops by offering syntheses of theological work in particular topic areas, as well as inviting practitioners who would be able present best practices in pastoral application.

The Institute would allow bishops to return to the classroom with other bishops to look at the critical questions they are facing and learn how theologians think about new developments in science, technology, and culture.

Want to find out more?

Contact our team at info@newwineskins.catholic.edu.

The Communion Project

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Want to find out more?

Contact our team at info@newwineskins.catholic.edu.

Join our annual research symposium

Connect with likeminded bishops, leaders, and lay researchers to discuss the challenges and opportunities within the issue of polarization in the Catholic community at large.

Contact our team

Events

  • The Communion Project

    Morale, Leadership, and Pastoral Priorities

    October 14, 2026, 1–3 p.m.
    Caldwell Hall, The Catholic University of America
    Join Stephen White, executive director of The Catholic Project, and Brandon Vaidyanathan, professor of sociology, as they discuss the findings of the 2026 National Study of Catholic Priests.

  • Gregory the Great Institute

    December 1, 2026, 5-7 p.m.
    Great Room, The Catholic University of America
    Attend a free event with a panel discussion with faculty members, pastors, and leadership on strengthening the bonds between generations of church leaders.

  • Pastoral Laboratory

    Synodality: Why Should You Care?

    January 27, 2027, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
    Della Ratta Auditorium, Maloney Hall, The Catholic University of America
    Join us for a conversation between the papal nuncio Archbishop Christophe Pierre and University President Peter Kilpatrick on the theme of communion, participation, and mission.

Gregory the Great Institute

What Do We Owe Each Other? Intergenerational Fraternity

December 1, 2026, 5-7 p.m.
Great Room, The Catholic University of America

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New Wineskins is an initiative of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America, supported by a generous grant from the Lilly Foundation.

In partnership with

Our Team

  • Director, New Wineskins

  • Susan Timoney

    Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program and Director of the Certificate in Pastoral Ministry, School of Theology and Religious Studies

  • Sara Perla

    Acting Director, The Catholic Project

Aaron Weldon

Director, New Wineskins

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weldonam@cua.edu