I’m late, by at least two months, getting to Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s speech from February about New Evangelization. If you haven’t already, do read it all. In the first mention of New Evangelization, Dolan, who already had my attention, grabbed it…
Making an Old Story New
When I stand in front of my fifth grade class as a catechist, animated and enthusiastic, and mention “Easter,” I can see their eyes start to glaze over. “Isn’t Easter just about coloring eggs and icing cookies?” their initial reactions…
Defining New Evangelization
There sure is a buzz about New Evanglization. Everyone seems to be talking about it, doing it, or talking about doing it. And it has made me wonder: what, exactly, is the New Evangelization? What I mean is, how do I…
The Most Important Work I Do
Time for a guilty confession: I like to think I’m important. In my defense, I am. The problem is, I like to think I’m important to people other than my husband and my kids and my family and friends. In my self-importance,…
Finding Balance Doesn’t Always Mean “Giving Up”
If you’re reading this, you’re probably not in the club of people who have given up social media for Lent. I’m with you. I’ve discovered that maybe what I need isn’t an all-or-nothing approach. Maybe what I need is balance. One…
Sharing the Sacred with Social Media
Social media…that force which keeps me connected…and isolated, if I let it. Social media…that interruption that reminds me of the weather, my frustrations, and so many blessings. Social media…that mixed bag that enhances my life even as it threatens to…
We’re all in this together
In a recent episode of Among Women, hostess Pat Gohn and her guest, Robyn Lee, were discussing the New Evangelization. I was nodding along with the impassioned and lovely dialogue when Robyn said something that struck me: We’re all in…
In the Silence of the Internet
The Pope’s Message for the 46th World Communications Day has struck a deep chord with me and it speaks to each of us who are involved in spreading our Catholic faith. For one thing, there’s the title: “Silence and Word: Path…
Bridging Vatican II and The Year of Faith
Later this year the Catholic Church will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. For many of us who grew up in the 1970’s and 1980’s, there is oftentimes a sense that at times our…
Endless Chatter or Evangelization?
One of the difficulties of New Evangelization is the fact that there are so many different ways to evangelize. The way you talk about Catholicism to your fallen away sibling is probably a lot different than the way you talk…