Have you ever been given the perfect opportunity to share your faith but could not think of the right words to say? Later, the right words come to us, but the moment passes, the opportunity gone. When you struggle to…
Ask and You Shall Receive
Readings for July 28, 2013: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time I’ve often heard people say that they don’t want to trouble God with their petty needs and concerns. After all, he has more important things to attend to, like running…
Tweeting Faith
Over the last year and half I have been eagerly using Twitter to evangelize and spread the word of God. I tend to go on late evenings and at times tweet into the wee hours of the morning (for which…
10 Ministries to Explore in Your Parish
Being a part of a Catholic parish isn’t a solo performance. A parish is made up of people, young and old, and requires everyone’s involvement to grow and thrive. For folks like me, getting involved is easy. For others, volunteering…
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 to practice that skill right now, by reading this post, written by…
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.” ~ St. Teresa of Avila To be an effective evangelizer, one must be…
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 of others. “How can I saw with sufficient tenderness what needs to…
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 was an easy one. For anyone who’s spent time around virtually any…
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. I am amused by his brashness. I am surprised by how dumb…
Being God’s Instrument
Do you ever find yourself overwhelmed with the job in front of you? As a parent, I know my job is to get my family to heaven. Which is a worthy goal and a never-ending task. And completely impossible to…