Now and at the Hour of Our Death: Agony, Holy Water, Consolation
The elderly next door neighbor was in the hospital, dying, and my friend Janine had volunteered to babysit the great-grandson. “I’ve never seen anything so terrible,” the boy’s…
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Category: Evangelization
Sharing Christ with clarity and joy.
Language Barriers in Evangelization
Archbishop Fulton Sheen famously said: “There are not even 100 people in this country who hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they think…
The Role of Gab in the New Evangelization
G. K. Chesterton said, “The important thing for a country is that the men should be manly, the women womanly.” He was right. Women behaving like women –…
Entrusting My Faith Journey to Mary
Last week the Holy Father entrusted the Year of Faith and the Synod on the New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith to Mary, and it…
The God-Shaped Hole
St. Augustine said, “We were made for You, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.” The human heart is a puzzle, to be…
The New Evangephobia
Are you afraid to share your Catholic faith with others? When the opportunity presents itself, do you fail to be open about your beliefs? If so, you may…
Finding God on YouTube
At first glance that phrase sounds like an oxymoron. Find God on arguably one of the most frivolous of websites right alongside adorable children, cute fuzzy animals, and…
Hot Dogs and Evangelization
I came out of the Catholic Marketing Network Trade Show in Dallas, Texas, recently looking for a quick lunch at the convention center. I ordered a box lunch…
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…
Staying Catholic: Jack T. Chick and the New Evangelization
The moment I returned to the Catholic Church, Jack T. Chick, the infamous anti-Catholic cartoonist, entered my life. Well-meaning friends from my evangelical congregation took me aside. They…