Category: Evangelization
Joyful at Work
How often do we do something beautiful for God at work? I mean, not the ordinary things we do at work, but the times when we think of God, and move forward with joy, and intentionally do our work with the idea that our work is something beautiful for God. Consider the plethora of opportunities [...]
Run and Tell That – All Part of the New Evangelization
One of the things I like most in the Bible is that there are so many Mary’s, and it seems as if Christ was close to them all. It makes me wonder about my grandmother, Edna Mary. Was she close to Him as well? I mean, was her heart connected to His Sacred Heart? She [...]
“Do You Love Me? Feed My Sheep.”
In the twenty-first chapter of St. John’s Gospel, we find a gut-wrenching encounter between Jesus and Peter that defines the essence of Peter’s mission. To make this encounter unforgettable, Jesus takes Peter to the point of deep distress as he asks him not once, but three times, “Do you love me?” It is hard to [...]
Why Scandal Can’t “Bring Down” the Catholic Church
There are perhaps few critical emails I field more frequently in my work with Catholics Come Home than those which reference abuse or scandal as one’s reason for not coming home to the Catholic Church. “I would never come ‘home’ to the catholic church. I have seen too many pedophiles, which seem to be epidemic [...]
Fearing the Stigmata
When it comes to religion, humor must be applied with caution. It’s a fine line between corny – i.e., Moses was a basket case – and irreverent. Matt Weber walks the line deftly in his book Fearing the Stigmata: Humorously Holy Stories of a Young Catholic’s Search for a Culturally Relevant Faith. His humor is [...]
Support an Evangelist – Shop Catholic
When Pope John Paul encouraged us to become part of the New Evangelization, Catholic bookstore owners were ready. They had already been evangelizing. After all, no one gets into such a business for the money. They do it for treasures not of this world. “I need an ordination card,” a female customer told Phyllis Nentwich, [...]
Fr. Barron comments on “Why Catholics Leave the Church”
Well, just recently I got an advanced copy of a survey that will come out in an edition of America Magazine pretty soon… Watch and listen to Fr. Barron’s commentary on “Why Catholics Leave the Church”…. Father Barron can be found on the Internet at: Word On Fire CATHOLICISM Please help us in our mission [...]
Fr. Barron Comments on Effective Evangelization
One of the really great icons in the life of the Church today, I think, is Archbishop, soon to be Cardinal, Timothy Dolan making his way up the aisle of St. Patrick’s Cathedral to celebrate Mass… Watch and listen to Fr. Barron’s commentary on Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan and “Effective Evangelization”. Father Barron can be found [...]
The Most Effective and Radical Remedy Against Idolatry
Confronting Aggressive Secularism One of Pope Benedict’s greatest priorities has been to respond to the worsening secularism in western culture that is attempting to rebuild society on atheistic foundations. He has been confronting the efforts of those elites seeking to ban God and religion from public life, repeatedly reminded the world that when we forget [...]
Revitalizing the Faith of Our Teens
For decades, the stage has been set by voices in the Church for a more profound understanding of the urgent need to turn focus and evangelizing and catechizing efforts toward young people, who are exhibiting unique generational trends in this modern cultural climate. Grasping the significance of these generational traits (and simply knowing of their [...]
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