Poolside Evangelization
My son Gerard and I just returned from a week at Cub Scout camp, where torrential rain and frequent thunderstorms limited the opportunities for fun stuff like hiking…
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Let Freedom Ring
In the United States, we’ve just celebrated the Fourth of July, or Independence Day. It’s a day celebrating the freedoms for which our forebearers fought and died. Around…
The Biggest Challenge of Teaching High School Theology
All teachers have their challenges, and religion teachers are no different. But beyond the usual problems of apathy and lack of diligence there is another all-important obstacle. Unlike…
Praying before Mass
If you’ve ever leafed through a Catholic prayer book, you might have stumbled upon various prayers before Mass (see here or here for some examples). At first glance,…
The Silver Lining between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
It was one of those feel-good-about-yourself Christian mornings. Rather than hitting the snooze button on my alarm as I so often do, I rustled out of bed and…
American Catholics, Take Action!
When I was a child, I loved to play with Play-Doh. My imagination would run wild with ideas of the different things I could create from the vibrant…
Offensive Evangelization
I’m still mulling over a treadmill “conference” I had with a dear friend at the gym. This particular person is very religious, but not Christian. My friend shared…
Resurrection and Self-Awareness
“In the mystery of the Resurrection lies the summit and the highest intensity of our Christian self-awareness, and therefore that of my new awareness of myself of the…
Digital Discipleship Boot Camp
I am taking a summer workshop on using technology in the parish setting for religious education and more. “The goal of our training is to become digital disciples.”…
Being an Everyday Catholic
An old saying reads that there are times when “a little goes a long way.” A small effort can have a significant impact. We do not need to…