On January 25, 2013, I walked with a half a million other people through the streets of Washington, D.C. As wave after wave after wave of marchers descended on the site for the beginning of the March, I realized what…
They Can Make It Legal But They Can’t Make It Right
Conviction and Compromise
Chad Torgerson recently wrote a wonderful article here at NewEvangelizers.com about never compromising our values. There are certain fundamentals in our world that have become political footballs, but they should never be treated as such by the faithful. From the…
Valentines, not Resolutions
How are your New Year’s resolutions going? Feeling guilty yet? The excesses of the holidays make clear the need to evaluate many aspects of our lives and resolve to change them. In February we realize how idealistic we were on…
Why We Stone Prophets
Readings for February 3, 2013: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time “In polite conversation, never bring up politics or religion.” That’s the advice I was given as a child. And it’s good advice, too, if your aim is to be well-liked….
On the Potter’s Wheel
To start with, let me be perfectly clear. I was not born a craft-y person. I could make nothing recognizable with my playdoh, and the scarves I made with my knitting jenny turned into long shapeless things. I’m still…
The Accidental Evangelist: An Interview with Michael Behe
Michael Behe is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. His book, Darwin’s Black Box, argues that the existence of the natural world is better explained by the purposeful action of a designer…
Give Away The Things You Want
“If you want more of something, then give away what you have,” Fr. Nick Schneider preached on a recent Sunday at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. “If you want more joy, then give joy to others. If you want…
Confidence in the Faith, our Youth Ministry Retreat, and Xtreme Discipleship
This past weekend I served and assisted in a Youth Ministry themed: “Confidence in the Faith.” Appropriate for the Year of Faith and the Holy Father’s call for the New Evangelization, it was also appropriate for what we discerned from…
The Lighthouse
For millennia, sailors have ventured out to open treacherous seas. Some go for adventure, some go for profit, and others go for battle. Once they have set sail, they expose themselves to the unforgiving elements of which they have little…
10 Tips for Teaching Your Children to Pray
As the mother of five children, finding time to pray can be a distinct challenge. Another daunting task on my plate? Teaching my children how to pray. 1. Start simple. Set a small goal — in our house, we started…