Death by Liturgy
In chapter 9 of Forming Intentional Disciples, Sherry Weddell teaches the would-be evangelist about an essential skill: listening. Grab a drink, get comfortable, and take a few minutes…
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The Role of Prayer in Evangelization
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Jean Heimann to our New Evangelizers blogging team. “Prayer is the gate through which all the graces of God come to us.” ~…
What God Has Joined
While beginning this article, I am reminded of a moment in C.S. Lewis’s The Problem of Pain where he was greatly worried about sounding callous to the suffering…
Conversion: It’s What’s in the Middle
Imagine you’re playing a trivia game and in the final round, your team draws the question, “Name the Biblical figure who parted the Red Sea.” Moses. Phew. That…
In A Fog
In late June the Church celebrates the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. When I think of Peter, the person, I always experience a variety of mixed emotions. …
Campaigning for Christ
I work in a parish and because it is a small one I wear more than one hat. This summer I am working on a PR proposal for…
Martha and Mary
Readings for July 21, 2013: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time I once got a harsh letter from a Baptist lady protesting that she could not find the word…
Fatherhood, Short and Sweet
Becoming a dad transformed my life and improved it exponentially. I could wax poetically on the subject of fatherhood, but nobody really enjoys poetic waxing, so here’s is…
Applauding Google’s “No Porn” Stance for Glass
My radio segment recently on The Son Rise Morning Show with Brian Patrick broached the topic of Google’s recent decision to ban a particular adult-oriented (read“pornography”) “Glassware” application on the new Google…
Peace on Earth Requires Peace on Our Hearts
Why is it that the smallest inconvenience can set some people off while others maintain calm in the face of great adversity? What is the difference between those…