[T]he new evangelization requires the capacity to know how to give an explanation of our own faith, showing Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the sole savior of humanity. To the extent that we are capable of this, we will be able to offer our contemporaries the response they are awaiting. The new evangelization begins…
Read MoreLately, as I’ve come through the past few years producing Among Women, and the last few months preparing the manuscript for Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious, I’ve done a lot of thinking, writing, and speaking, about women and their inherent dignity, gifts, and mission… call it a job hazard. The flip side is that while I’ve thought…
Read MoreWe’re big Lord of the Rings fans in this family. So, here’s a couple parodies that we really like. First, from Savage Chickens: The Starbucks locations in Middle Earth. Then, this “new” ending for the movie… (Parents please note: the video is PG-13, even tho’ it is a cartoon.)
Read MoreIt’s great to have a friend. It’s even greater to have a friend who not only prays, but joins you in prayer. Check out the latest episode of Among Women as we prepare to welcome the Year of Faith and search for ways to grow in sharing our faith with others. Here’s one idea: pray…
Read MoreJESUS CHRIST, THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD TO HUMANITY “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the Gospel.” (Mk 1:15) The Christian faith is not simply teachings, wise sayings, a code of morality or a tradition. The Christian faith is a true encounter and relationship with Jesus…
Read MoreIt’s kids, it’s guitars, it’s choreography! I don’t know if I appreciated their playing more, or their smiles!
Read MoreThis blog post is in support of Catholic Speakers Month. Read all about this project, and the 100 speakers it profiles, on Brandon Vogt’s blog. An inspiring women As a Catholic woman who has attempted to live my faith in the daily tumult that is our society, and even dared to teach the faith, I’ve…
Read MoreThe heart of the matter, when it comes to the Year of Faith is not the lines of the Catechism that you memorize, though that’s laudable… or the bible study you will be leading at your parish, though that’s fantastic… or the course your gonna take on Catholicism, though that’s a great commitment… or the…
Read MoreSo I’m in Boulder Colorado… my husband works in this town very often, so I’m riding shotgun, and enjoying working from the hotel room whose windows face the Flat Irons, those jagged mountains you see. Today I went out for a walk to pray my rosary and to prepare to attend Mass at the local…
Read MoreTrue friends don’t spend time gazing into each other’s eyes. They may show great tenderness toward each other, but they face in the same direction — toward common projects, interests, goals — above all, toward a common Lord. –C.S. Lewis as found in Albert Wells, Jr., Compiler, Inspiring Quotations (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1988), 76. image
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Here it’s coffee and conversation, and where the faith-sharing is often a friendly mix of catechesis and cannoli. It’s a place where we can catch up…
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