NET Ministries evangelized me at a DWeek retreat in 2001 at the age of 17. NET stands for National Evangelization Teams, and DWeek stands for Discipleship Week. Though they are based in Minnesota, it is a national outreach. Young adults fly…
When NET Ministries Evangelized Me
Our Role in Ministry
As we mature in our faith, we naturally want to become more involved in the activities of our parish and community, but it leads to a new problem: understanding our role in ministry. If a new opportunity for volunteering fits…
The Wound of Individualism
The wound of individualism is the spotlight for part four of my blog series using the Holy Family’s example to fight the Five Wounds of Secularization (Busyness, Consumerism/Materialism, Violence/Revenge, Individualism, and Entitlement). Previous posts in this series on the Five…
Saint Peter, One of Us
I sometimes imagine a dialogue between God and Humanity where we complain to Him. HUMANITY: God, you are too far above us! How can we ever hope to be perfect as You are perfect? GOD: I understand. So I shall…
Prayer and Evangelization
I don’t know what you spend your days doing, but my job is to draw (though sometimes I feel like I am trying to lure) people to the Church. I have passion and am very dedicated to what I do…
An Evangelizing Mom’s Revival Guide
May should be a time for joy. With the Easter season underway, the school year winding down, beautiful weather shyly creeping in and summer vacation on the horizon, there are an abundance of opportunities for evangelizing moms to sing the…
Taking Custody of Your Tongue
What if you had to choose one of the symbols of the Four Evangelists and adopt it as your own? Which of those four icons—a majestic lion, a formidable ox, a fearsome winged creature, a splendid eagle—would best represent your…
Mary, Old Devotions, and the New Evangelization
Mary has an important role in the New Evangelization. I think that is easy enough to accept, but in what way, and how is her role engaged in the New Evangelization? That is not always clear to me. Isn’t the…
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 choir was practicing and sat in the third row behind their two…
The Little Way
St. Therese of Lisieux introduced us to the little way, and it is a concept that can be very effective in our evangelization efforts, as well. By realizing that it is some of our smallest actions that have the greatest…