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…

A Reason, a Season, a Lifetime

“People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.” As the Christmas season gives way to Valentine’s Day and Lent approaches, how do we relate to our friends? During this season, new people bump into our…

Bring a Friend

One of the ways you can celebrate the Year of Faith is to bring a friend to church. A personal invitation to a neighbor, coworker or family member can be effective—and yet risky. The great calling of the New Evangelization…

A Chalice Full of Talents

Recently our deacon gave his homily on Matthew 24:14-30, the parable of the talents. He presented the talents as the presence and grace of God, given to us in different amounts. At the sign of peace I realized there weren’t…

Billboards or Signs?

There’s a billboard between Dallas and Fort Worth sponsored by a group of atheists. It attacks our religious freedom in large letters and bold words. How do we fight evil assault against Christianity and our religious rights, one of the…

Hot Dogs and Evangelization

I came out of the Catholic Marketing Network Trade Show in Dallas, Texas, recently looking for a quick lunch at the convention center. I ordered a box lunch and joined two writers on a long bench in the hall near…

‘Extreme Makeover’ Remedies Cultural Deception

In Extreme Makeover, Women Transformed by Christ, Not Conformed to the Culture, Teresa Tomeo presents a personal plan of cultural detox from the oppressive influence of the media. “It’s sad to say many have accepted the lies of the world…

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Editor’s note: Today we welcome Nancy Ward to the New Evangelizers blogging team! The business trip with my husband to a technical conference in Colorado became a mini-vacation for me. I was on my own during the day with the hotel…

More Than Roe: Winning Hearts For Life

As of this writing, it looks very likely that Roe v. Wade will soon be overturned. This was the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized the scourge of abortion in all 50 states. The decision declared that a woman’s right…

Sewing Hope by Sharing Your Catholic Faith Story

Sharing Your Catholic Faith Story with Nancy HC Ward Excerpts from an interview, “Sharing Your Catholic Faith Sorry with Nancy HC Ward” on Breadbox Media’s Sewing Hope. hosted by Anne DeSantis and Billy Snyder Thank you Anne DeSantis and Bill…

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RA Podcast #184: We’ve Had An Epiphany!

In this episode of the Rosary Army Catholic Podcast: Epiphany Funds at InvestCatholic.com, The Truth Behind Jennifer’s Pregnancy, Being Wise Stewards of Providence, and Do We Become Angels? 206-984-1899 to leave feedback! Links from this episode: SQPN and RA Store…

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Sharing your Catholic Faith Story: Tools, Tips and Testimonies, by Nancy H.C. Ward

I believe we all have a story. And it’s not done until we have left this world for heaven. I love other people’s stories, reminding me of how God pursues us all differently; the still, small whisper is heard in…

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A Lesson in Stewardship

Sunday Readings for September 18, 2016, the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Our society tolerates religion, as long as it keeps to itself. After all, America is about the separation of Church and state, right? Education, entertainment, employment, politics are…

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A Lesson in Stewardship

Readings for September 22, 2013: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Our society tolerates religion, as long as it keeps to itself.  After all, America is about the separation of Church and state, right?  Education, entertainment, employment, politics are supposed to…

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Kendra’s Dilemma: Am I Catholic?

Am I Catholic? A Struggle with Faith, Humility, and Surrendering to God by Kendra Von Esh Kendra was a cradle Catholic but without understanding or practicing the doctrine or engaging in the sacraments. This gifted, rich party girl, whose career…

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Bread Upon the Waters

I love stories about real heroes, and Deanna Klingel’s book for young adults is just that. Bread Upon the Water is the true story of Father Tien Duong, a Catholic priest who grew up in the strife and hardship of Communist Vietnam….

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Lessons from a Troubadour

John Michael Talbot’s Lessons from a Troubadour: A Lifetime of Parables, Prose, and Stories brings to mind the first time I heard his music in the early 1980s. He’s known internationally as a composer and musician, but I find him…

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Tony Agnesi, master storyteller of God’s Grace

Tony Agnesi loves to share stories to build up the faith of his readers. And he does it with such enthusiasm and joy! His life experiences with cancer and Hepatitis C, ministry with Pro-Life, youth and prisoners, podcasting and speaking,…

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True Radiance, Finding Grace in the Second Half of Life

A book review by Nancy Ward The subtitle of True Radiance: Finding Grace in the Second Half of Life, reflects Lisa Mladinich’s way of relating her experience and encouragement to women. Readers find grace here in her wisdom and insight….

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Find a Real Friend in Jesus

While interviewing Gary Zimak about his new book, Find a Real Friend in Jesus: Ten Amazingly Easy Steps, I found a fascinating backstory of how a conversion experience propelled him into a career as a full-time Catholic evangelist. Nancy: How…

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Two funerals show me how to let God love me

Two funerals of close friends of more than 40 years were not what I planned to do in a busier-than-usual week. But funerals are never convenient; we go with the flow. Both funerals were at the same church across town…