Teaching the Art of Living
If you were walking on a path with food in your satchel and came across a starving man, wouldn’t you share what you had? Of course you would. Why then do we walk by people every day who are starving...
View ArticleStreets of Gold
I’m too busy. I’ve got a lot of pressures at work. I’m have too many school activities. I’m working on this important project. Sound familiar? It’s easy to come up with reasons why we can’t evangelize....
View ArticleThe Plan
In many ways, the Bishops of the USCCB gave us the perfect plan when they wrote “Go and Make Disciples”. Why? It is because, there is something in there for everyone. When I first discovered this...
View ArticleGoals of Evangelization
I invite you right here and now to begin evangelizing. Where do we begin? We begin in prayer. Why? We are told by our Bishops in Go and Make Disciples – A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic...
View ArticleWhere to Begin Evangelizing
There is no doubt that evangelization can seem daunting. We will be working in a cultural field that makes our goals difficult to achieve. Many people that you encounter will prefer the stereotypical...
View ArticleCatholic Quiz — Serious Evangelization
I first ran across CatholicQuiz.com several weeks ago at a Diocesan Religious Education conference and it was all I could do not to jump out of my seat with excitement. CatholicQuiz.com is an...
View ArticleWanted: Good Story Tellers
Have you ever heard a good story teller? I mean the kind that grabs you from the beginning and holds you throughout and sometimes long after the tale is told. The Bible has some amazing stories in it....
View ArticleVenerable Matt Talbot
As I was making my way out of Dublin’s Pro-Cathedral, I noticed a small shrine to a man named Matt Talbot. I didn’t pay much attention and moved on. Several weeks later, I attended Mass at my local...
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