Looking back at my childhood, I am thankful for the many gifts the good God sent my way in the form of people who knew and loved Him and chose to share that knowledge and love with me. There are so many examples from the good Catholic sisters and priests who taught me to my [...]
You know what I think is one of the biggest cop outs we hear in the Catholic Church? “Preach the Gospel always. Use words when necessary.” There are many variations on this adage, almost always wrongly attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, and it’s a nice sentiment: The idea that we need to live in [...]
First Time Ever… Catholic Evangelization Ads on National, Prime-time Network Television! Atlanta (Roswell) Georgia—Catholics Come Home® announces a major, national, prime-time network television evangelization initiative, for the first time ever in the 2,000 history of the Catholic Church, to air from December 16, 2011 through January 8, 2012. This invitation of the New Evangelization highlights [...]
“Many, many people hereabouts are not becoming Christians for one reason only: there is nobody to make them Christians. Again and again I have thought of going round the universities of Europe, especially Paris, and everywhere crying out like a madman, riveting the attention of those with more learning than charity: “What a tragedy: how [...]
I am fascinated by words: their origins, meanings, and sounds. I especially like to think about whether the sound of a word suits its definition. Take the word “engage.” To my ear, it has a metallic ring. Maybe that’s because its sound is similar to that of the word “cage,” a sturdy steel enclosure that [...]
Puddleglum – Sketch © by Jef Murray “Don’t pay any attention to what he says. You’re arguing with someone who believes God became a human being and then committed suicide….” The comment left me literally speechless. I had been in an exchange with someone on Facebook regarding the decline of honeybees, worldwide, and I had [...]
When I envision a fortress, it invokes thoughts of strength, security and protection. The image is comforting, particularly when used in relation to one’s faith. I was speaking with someone I met recently about my faith and learned that he, too, was Catholic. After hearing my story, he explained to me the role faith played [...]
“Many, many people hereabouts are not becoming Christians for one reason only: there is nobody to make them Christians. Again and again I have thought of going round the universities of Europe, especially Paris, and everywhere crying out like a madman, riveting the attention of those with more learning than charity: ‘What a tragedy: how [...]
“History has shown that, when the Church becomes less worldly, her missionary witness shines more brightly. Once liberated from material and political burdens and privileges, the Church can reach out more effectively and in a truly Christian way to the whole world.” (Pope Benedict XVI) Print this entry
I gave a talk one Sunday morning to the men’s club of a large Atlanta Methodist church at the request of an old friend. When he asked me to speak to this group months before the talk, I responded with a question which I would ask him repeatedly every time we got together: “They know [...]
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