Editor’s note: Today we welcome Dianna Kennedy to the New Evangelizers blogging team! “Have a blessed day!” The housekeeper’s words echoed in my ears long after the door had shut behind her. Blessed day? I was in the hospital, with my…
A Southern-Style Reversion: Evangelization in the Deep South
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Jennifer Fitz to the New Evangelizers blogging team! Inspired by an article in the National Catholic Register, on the growing Catholic presence in the South, I wanted to start my writing here at New Evangelizers with…
A Journey Begun
“But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to Holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the Gift of God is eternal Life in Christ Jesus Our…
Fishers of Men
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Mike Hays to the New Evangelizers blogging team! For the majority of my life, church has been a comfortable place. Show up, pray, learn, communion, sing (lip-sync), and go home. Repeat next Sunday. I thought that…
How Beautiful the Feet
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Kelly Wahlquist to the New Evangelizers blogging team! I have never been the picture of the typical American Woman, because I loathe shopping. To me it is a waste of precious time, and thus I am…
Outreach and Reaching Out
Continuing our ongoing discussion of Disciples Called to Witness: The New Evangelization If I’m honest with you, I was tempted to skim through this final section, Part V: “Key Components of Outreach Programs.” But then I read the first two…
Evangelizing by Example
During my six years in the military, I learned the key to good leadership: lead by example. In the same way, we can share our faith by evangelizing by example, and it can be one of the most powerful ways…
Catholicism Is a Celebration
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Glenna Bradshaw to the New Evangelizers blogging team! “Catholicism is a celebration, in words and imagery, of the God who takes infinite delight in bringing human beings to the fullness of life.” So says Fr. Robert…
Engaging the Culture: The Revolution is Underway
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Celeste Behe to the New Evangelizers blogging team! I’m fascinated by words: their origins, meanings, and sounds. I especially like to think about whether the sound of a given word suits its definition. Take the word…
Culture of Witness
Continuing our ongoing discussion of Disciples Called to Witness: The New Evangelization The title of Part IV, “Culture of Witness,” gives me the call-to-action I need. The bishops (as usual) waste no time getting right to the heart of the…