Editor’s note: Today we’re excited to welcome Heather Anderson Renshaw to the ranks of New Evangelizers bloggers! Written in honor of May the 6th both this and every year, past and present … Today I celebrate and thank God again for…
Life is Beautiful
A Prayer Board
Have you ever met someone and thought, “I could tell her/him my problem”? I am that person for many people. It may have to do with the fact that whenever I take a Meyers-Briggs I am all Extrovert. Or maybe…
The Eucharist: The Body of Christ
Readings for June 7, 2015: The Feast of Corpus Christi The Catholic Church teaches the doctrine of transubstantiation, namely, that in the Eucharist, the communion wafer and the altar wine are transformed and really become the body and blood of…
What I Learned About Prayer
I learned a lot from the course I took on the writings of St. Teresa of Avila from the School of Spiritual Formation at the Avila Institute online. Last month I shared one of the insights I received on the…
How significant are you?
Disappointment crept into my heart when I failed to land a plum writing assignment. This came after I visualized my writing glorifying God and my work becoming significant. I thought that would help me become significant. It got me thinking…
Go Forth
The Lord said to Abram, “Go forth from the land of your kinfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.” (Genesis 12:1, NAB) Abram was happy and content with his life, so was I….
Jesus’ Love in Words
Jesus’ passion and death by crucifixion reveal the depths of his incredible love for each of us. As Paul reflected decades later, “only with difficulty does one die for a just person, though perhaps for a good person one might…
An Interview about Ministry
(A few months back, I was interviewed by a former student about my thoughts on Christian ministry. I’m afraid he makes me sound better than I am, especially when I reference ideas from wiser and holier people than me like…
An Evangelization Tip
In the last few weeks I’ve heard a good number of homilies and other talks that have been very applicable to how to be a good evangelizer. What’s interesting is that though the examples used and audiences being spoken to…
Love Unlimited
Readings for May 10, 2015: Sixth Sunday of Easter Some people seem to think that the Catholic Church is just another multi-national corporation, Catholicism, Inc., with the Pope as CEO. Obviously, this view is a bit skewed, but is not…