The Challenge of Evangelization
Last week on Christmas Eve my husband, young son, and I were on the road driving across Maryland to visit family. This meant that we were passing through…
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Evangelization through Handel
Every December thousands of people flock to hear orchestras and choirs perform Handel’s Messiah. These performances are extremely popular, often sold-out. And when you think about it—the popularity…
CARA Study Shows Me Why Social Media Matters
Carol Zimmermann of Catholic News Service recently wrote a great article which gave an overview of this year’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate report to Catholic press…
A “Missionary Option” That’s No So Optional
Unless you managed to spend the Thanksgiving holiday away from all modern forms of communication (or so immersed in friends, family, and cooking that you didn’t notice), you…
Why isn’t the “average” Catholic interested in evangelization?
Recently, I received some rather startling news. I was told by a major Catholic book publisher that the “average” Catholic isn’t interested in evangelization. I certainly hope that…
Losing the Mission
The word “mass” comes from the same route as “mission”. At each Mass, we are sent forthwith a mission. What is that mission? What is our primary mission as Catholics? The…
Managing Your Classroom: A Book for Catechists of All Levels
Liguori Publications has recently published Classroom Management for Catechists by my fellow South Carolina catechist and New Evangelizers blog contributor Jennifer Fitz. I received a review copy which…
Small Things; Great Love
Just as each person’s faith is lived out in a way that is uniquely theirs, so to our evangelization efforts. Since I work in a parish as a…
Being a Missionary
In his morning tweet earlier this week, Pope Francis thanked missionaries who “quietly work hard”: I thank all missionaries, men and women who quietly work hard for the…
An Interview with Greg Willits on the New Evangelization
This week I would like to share my recent interview with New Evangelizers’ very own Greg Willits. This interview originally appeared on my blog at www.catholicbookblogger.com Enjoy! PETE:…