The Note continues with recommendations for each Diocese and local communities including parishes and associations. At the Diocesan level Each diocese is asked to have a celebration and conclusion marking the Year of Faith along with a day of study…
Looking at the Year of Faith Note, Part 2
Fishers of Men
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Mike Hays to the New Evangelizers blogging team! For the majority of my life, church has been a comfortable place. Show up, pray, learn, communion, sing (lip-sync), and go home. Repeat next Sunday. I thought that…
How Beautiful the Feet
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Kelly Wahlquist to the New Evangelizers blogging team! I have never been the picture of the typical American Woman, because I loathe shopping. To me it is a waste of precious time, and thus I am…
Outreach and Reaching Out
Continuing our ongoing discussion of Disciples Called to Witness: The New Evangelization If I’m honest with you, I was tempted to skim through this final section, Part V: “Key Components of Outreach Programs.” But then I read the first two…
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 all his children’s cars, including mine. As a fourth-commandment-keeping kind of daughter,…
Evangelizing by Example
During my six years in the military, I learned the key to good leadership: lead by example. In the same way, we can share our faith by evangelizing by example, and it can be one of the most powerful ways…
Catholicism Is a Celebration
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Glenna Bradshaw to the New Evangelizers blogging team! “Catholicism is a celebration, in words and imagery, of the God who takes infinite delight in bringing human beings to the fullness of life.” So says Fr. Robert…
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 the sound of a given word suits its definition. Take the word…
Homosexuality and the Modern Problem
I have been teaching high school theology for 11 years and I noticed remarkable shifts in the minds of the youth. Some are positive. When I first began, they were about 50/50 on abortion. Now they are closer to 80%-90% pro…
Listen!
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Nancy Ward to the New Evangelizers blogging team! The business trip with my husband to a technical conference in Colorado became a mini-vacation for me. I was on my own during the day with the hotel…