Spring is here! Okay, technically it’s been here for a while, if you believe the calendar. And the seed catalogues, my favorite wish books. But the best part of this time of the year is that it is also springtime…
Spring and Easter Joy Call Us to Get Involved
Oh the Humanity!
If you speak to your non-Catholic friends, and sadly sometimes your Catholic friends, at some point the topic will turn to abortion. Catholics are unabashedly pro-life. Some people see this as an extreme position, especially since we do not make…
The Hypocrisy Problem
Anyone who has tried to pass on the Gospel, be it in the classroom, in the home, or every day life, has encountered the hypocrisy problem. We are calling people to goodness and holiness. Yet most of us are keenly…
Conversion and Liturgy
Continuing the discussion on Evangelical Catholicism by George Weigel… Metanoia conversion is the point of the fourth characteristic of Evangelical Catholicism. We are not called to a one-time awakening, but rather a “constant conversion of life, which involves both the…
The Story That Just HAD to Be Shared
Readings for April 27, 2014: Second Sunday of Easter; Sunday of Divine Mercy The Gospels tell an incredible story. A virginal conception. Miraculous healings. Even people coming back from the dead. How are we to know that it’s not all…
A Prayer for the Times
Dear Lord My God I humble myself before Thee. I prostrate myself in Your loving graces. I approach You in mind, body, and soul. My Lord, I fear to raise my eyes to You for I fear You in love…
Mid-Easter Evangelization
Every Easter there’s drama at my house: When, oh when, will we finally have that Easter Egg hunt? My poor children have heard the dreaded words too often to count: “It’s not Pentecost yet, kids, we still have time!” Way…
Holy Geometry: Reading Scripture Isn’t Optional
“In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God” (I Jn:1). For years I have been touting the value of reading the scriptures daily as a spiritual practice. I believe that “casting…
Conquering Frustration in Evangelization
Sharing the Good News–the evangel (Greek) in evangelization–isn’t all smooth sailing. Yes, we have Good News to share. The best news, in fact. Yet, being an evangelist can be frustrating, even heart-wrenching at times. It can leave you feeling burned out, defeated, disappointed…
What the Resurrection Means for Us
Readings for April 20, 2014: The Resurrection of the Lord, The Mass of Easter Sunday The serpent’s bite was a deadly one. The venom had worked its way deep into the heart of the entire human race, doing its gruesome…