Readings for September 13, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Pentecostal preachers shout it. Monks chant it. Most Christians end every prayer with it. But what does “Amen” really mean? Is it just a pious way to “log off” our dialogue…
Amen
The Lamb’s Supper Is Not A Buffet
When it comes to a buffet, what’s not to like? Self serve, all you can eat; just meandering down the buffet line and picking whatever strikes your fancy. Eat what you like, leave what you don’t, and above all – don’t stop until…
5 Lies We Once Believed
1..Cocaine is good for you. It was marketed to people with toothaches. About one hundred years ago, if you had a toothache, you could buy cocaine from your local druggist. You could buy cocaine over-the-counter. 2. Beer is a pick-me-up….
Daily prayer is best
Editor’s Note: today we welcome Agapios Theophilus to the New Evangelizer’s blogging team! To be a genuine Christian is to be in relationship with Jesus. Relationships require time together, and our time together with Jesus is prayer. Prayer, for the health…
Pre-Evangelization and the Desire for God
How can we share our faith with others when the people around us just aren’t interested in “religious” things? You know–the situations where the mere mention of “Church” or “Jesus” would bring the conversation to a standstill. It’s called pre-evangelization….
Deaf Hear and Mute Speak: The Meaning of Miracles
Readings September 6 the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time There is little doubt, even in the minds of agnostic historians, that Jesus really worked miracles. After all, the disturbance caused by some of his mighty works was in part responsible…
Will all men be saved?
I recently was in a discussion with a dear friend regarding whether I believed all men could go to Heaven. My short answer to his inquiry was “Yes.” But I think this is something that requires a great deal of…
Tonic Soup and Spiritual Warfare
In the classic struggle between good and evil, the Genesis account of Joseph and his brothers shows how God’s power far surpasses Satan’s. Joseph’s jealous brothers sold him into slavery, yet that’s how their tribe was able to survive the…
Is Tradition a Four Letter Word?
Readings for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 30 One of the great battle cries of the Protestant Reformation was “sola scriptura!” Many thought that the Catholic Church had cluttered up the simple Christian faith by adding all sorts of practices,…
Psalm 1
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Barbara Hosbach to the New Evangelizer’s blogging team! Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God….