I recently finished reading and reviewing The Church Under Attack: Five Hundred Years That Split the Church and Scattered the Flock by Dr. Diane Moczar. Throughout the book Dr. Moczar details the numerous attacks the Church has withstood since the…
The Response to Relativism
10 Ministries to Explore in Your Parish
Being a part of a Catholic parish isn’t a solo performance. A parish is made up of people, young and old, and requires everyone’s involvement to grow and thrive. For folks like me, getting involved is easy. For others, volunteering…
The Role of Prayer in Evangelization
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Jean Heimann to our New Evangelizers blogging team. “Prayer is the gate through which all the graces of God come to us.” ~ St. Teresa of Avila To be an effective evangelizer, one must be…
Conversion: It’s What’s in the Middle
Imagine you’re playing a trivia game and in the final round, your team draws the question, “Name the Biblical figure who parted the Red Sea.” Moses. Phew. That was an easy one. For anyone who’s spent time around virtually any…
Being God’s Instrument
Do you ever find yourself overwhelmed with the job in front of you? As a parent, I know my job is to get my family to heaven. Which is a worthy goal and a never-ending task. And completely impossible to…
Fatherhood, Short and Sweet
Becoming a dad transformed my life and improved it exponentially. I could wax poetically on the subject of fatherhood, but nobody really enjoys poetic waxing, so here’s is a post on fatherhood, short and sweet. On Father’s Day, I heard…
Peace on Earth Requires Peace on Our Hearts
Why is it that the smallest inconvenience can set some people off while others maintain calm in the face of great adversity? What is the difference between those who know peace on earth and those who don’t? It is in…
No, I’m *not* quitting Facebook.
I’ll admit it. When I heard Matthew Warner talk about quitting Facebook on SQPN’s Catholic Weekend, many of the things I haven’t been able to articulate well came to the forefront of my thoughts. And then when he wrote about…
God’s Way, Not Our Way
We all have hopes and dreams, and many of us plan out our way to fulfill those hopes and dreams in our lives. But we have to remember to follow God’s way, not our way. Our way, our best laid…
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 and boating. You can imagine the delight of Gerard and his camp…