St. Francis, Animals, and the Environment
Readings for October 4, 2012: Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi, religious You often see a garden statue of him with a bird on his shoulder. Yes, St.…
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Category: Culture & Moral Life
Faithful witness in the modern world.
7 Tips for Parishes Using Facebook in the New Evangelization
At last count, there are over 800 million Facebook users. Chances are, there are many people in your parish using Facebook every day. It’s necessary for parishes to…
4 Tools for Women to Be New Evangelizers
Suppose we have a woman on fire with the Gospel message, ready to evangelize the culture. Besides materials from this website, what should she tuck into her New…
All Those Immoral People
How to best defend traditional marriage is a hot topic among Catholics. Perhaps it’s due to President Barack Obama’s May 2012 announcement that, although he had at one…
Evangelizing on Facebook
I don’t know about you, but I love Facebook. I have had many people who are not huge fans of technology tell me that they don’t “get” Facebook.…
Opinion, Knowledge, Faith
Often in class we will talk about controversial things. I will say that the unborn child is human from the moment of conception or that sex before marriage…
‘Extreme Makeover’ Remedies Cultural Deception
In Extreme Makeover, Women Transformed by Christ, Not Conformed to the Culture, Teresa Tomeo presents a personal plan of cultural detox from the oppressive influence of the media.…
How a One-Eyed Man Taught Me to See Love
In the movie You’ve Got Mail, there is a wonderful line where a character says, “You are what you read.” Just as we digest food and make it…
Getting Back the Pro-Life Stick
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Krissie Allen to the New Evangelizers blogging team! Years ago my devoutly Catholic father placed “We Vote Pro-Life” bumper stickers on the back of…
Engaging the Culture: The Revolution is Underway
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Celeste Behe to the New Evangelizers blogging team! I’m fascinated by words: their origins, meanings, and sounds. I especially like to think about whether…