Blessed Be the Annoying Catholics
Have you ever met an annoying Catholic? Are you one? Good. Pope Francis thinks you should be. Recently, while reading through Catholic New World, the newspaper for the…
Faith Library
Tag: faith in action
Singing Through the Pain
Last Mother’s Day we went to the 10 a.m. Mass at St. Jude’s in Allen, TX, with my son Andrew and his family. We arrived early while the…
Lifestyles of the Rich and Fallen
Recently, I had an epiphany. We spend a lot of time reaching out to the poor and hungry, but who is reaching out to the rich and fallen? …
The Reward of the Cross
And whosoever doth not bear his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. (Luke 14:27, KJV) Imagine you are applying for a job. You’ve gotten through…
Evangelization IS Action
Catholics are not big on evangelization. When I speak to groups I work with about this topic, even in passing, they are uncomfortable. The word is too close…
Lasagna Ministry
Comfort food is usually described as food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content, and which gives a sense of well-being. Maybe it’s because I’m a food-loving Italian,…
Random Acts of Kindness
As Christians, we are encouraged to ‘give rather than to receive’. Many of us follow those words of encouragement and give to charity or offer our services to…
Good Catholic, Bad Catholic: How would YOU respond?
Scene: The vestibule of a church after Sunday noon Mass. A middle-aged woman – let’s call her the Good Catholic – approaches a like-aged woman who is…
“I think I want to be a Buddhist”
I had an interesting experience the other day with a young man in the eighth grade. His mom had been trying on and off all school year to…
Apologetic Evangelization
Recently, I’ve been overviewing the USCCB’s “Disciples Called to Witness.” In one post at my blog I diagrammed where evangelization and catechesis come into play. Those who have…