Are You in a CARA Survey?

All responses to CARA surveys are housed on the Georgetown University secure server, ensuring confidentiality of your data. CARA upholds the highest standards of research methods, including presenting responses only in aggregate (group) form.

While participation in all CARA research is voluntary, your opinions and experiences are highly valued. If you have questions or concerns about the research study in which you have been chosen to participate, please do not hesitate to contact the CARA research team for more information.

The links below will give you access to the research study in which you are invited to participate. Access to parts of this secure site require a username and password provided by CARA. Please do not attempt to access these secure links unless you have the proper authorization.

Online Surveys

Catholic Worship Site Inventory

Motivated by the Church’s realization that migrants have a lifestyle that often causes them to be inadequately catered for by the ordinary pastoral ministries of the parish or be entirely deprived of them (Erga Migrantes Caritas Christi 2004), the USCCB’s Subcommittee on the Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees and Travelers (PCMRT) is conducting a national research study. PCMRT's research focuses on supporting ministries to marginalized populations such as victims of human trafficking, unaccompanied minors, migrant farmworkers, long-haul truck drivers, seafarers, aviation communities, ethnic communities, and traveling show people from the circus, carnivals, race tracks, rodeos, and other people on the move. The surveys for U.S. worship sites and Chancellors can be accessed below:

  • Worship sites (i.e., parishes, missions, cathedrals, basilicas, chapels, worship communities, shrines, and campus ministry sites)

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Any questions? Please contact:
Name: Dr. Mark Gray
Email: mmg34@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-0885

CARA Catholic Ministry Formation Directory

You will need an ID and Password to access the survey
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Any questions? Please contact:
Name:  Dr. Mary Gautier
Email:  gautierm@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-8086

Principles & Choices

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Any questions? Please contact:
Name:  Dr. Mark Gray
Phone: 202-687-0885
Email:  mmg34@georgetown.edu

Parish Life Coordinator Survey

An Adobe pdf copy of the survey is available here. This can be downloaded for respondents who do not wish to complete the online survey. Hard copies can be sent to CARA by mail or fax. to take the survey online you need the link, ID, and password that was sent to you by email. If you have any questions or problems accessing the survey please contact us.

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Any questions? Please contact:
Name:  Dr. Mark Gray
Phone: 202-687-0885
Email:  mmg34@georgetown.edu

CRS Recently Ordained Priests Survey

This survey is designed to help Catholic Relief Services (CRS) better understand recently ordained priests' experiences of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and CRS. Participants who responded in a 2018 can respond to the 2019 survey here:

Second Year Participants (i.e., those in their second year after seminary)

First year participants in 2019 can respond here:

First Year Participants (i.e., those in their first year after seminary)

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Any questions? Please contact:
Name:  Dr. Michal Kramarek
Phone: 202-687-0885
Email: mjk302@georgetown.edu

Catholic Charities USA

You will need an ID and Password to access the survey
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Any questions? Please contact:
Name:  Dr. Mary Gautier
Email:  gautierm@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-8086

USCCB Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection

You will need an ID and Password to access the survey
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Any questions? Please contact:
Name:  Jonathon L. Wiggins, Ph.D.
Email:  jlw8@georgetown.edu
Phone: (202) 687-1290