Be encouraged! Check out this parish resource from Busted Halo: Young Adult Ministry in a Box
I’m so grateful for the online and radio ministry of Busted Halo, and to Fr Dave Dwyer for his endorsement for my book.
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Why the Canticle of Zechariah is my new go-to pro-life prayer
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people, and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the…
Read MoreThis makes me think… about how evangelizers are evangelized.
The New Evangelization reminds us that the very agents of evangelization – you and me –will never achieve that abundant harvest Blessed John XXIII described unless we are willing and eager to first be evangelized themselves. Only those themselves first evangelized can then evangelize. As St. Bernard put it so well, “If you want to…
Read MoreOne thing is clear: Our new evangelization mission was never tied to election outcomes.
First of all, thanks be to God that we have a Faith that is impervious to politics. Second, I’m grateful that I live in the United States of America. We may not feel very united all the time given some of the deep divides we face in our politics, but we are, still, a single…
Read MoreThis makes me think… about the role of Christian friendships and community in the Year of Faith
[T]he Year of Faith is a path, an opportunity, that the Christian community offers to the many people who possess a longing for God and a profound desire to meet him again in their lives. It is essential, therefore, that believers recognize the responsibility to provide an authentic companionship of faith, to become a neighbor…
Read MoreThis makes me think… about the new evangelization…
A few days before being elected as Pope, Benedict XVI had delivered a lecture at Subiaco on the condition of Europe. In his lucid analysis of the present time, he expressed himself, amongst other things, in these far-sighted words, which constitute a program for the new evangelizers: “What we need at this time of history…
Read MoreAmong Women Podcast 147: Special Edition – Welcome to the Year of Faith
Welcome to the Year of Faith! This episode of the Among Women podcast is a Special Edition in which I suggest resources for the Year of Faith, and direct you to the many links that are available for our enrichment during this year. Read my blog post, “Welcome to the Year of Faith!” that is…
Read MoreWelcome to the Year of Faith! (Great links to get you started and to bookmark.)
Welcome to the Year of Faith! The Year of Faith is actually slightly longer than a full year: October 11, 2012 through November 23, 2013. It has a three-fold focus: knowing our Catholic faith, living it out both sacramentally within the church and in the world, and sharing the faith through evangelization and catechesis. This…
Read MoreThis makes me think… about keeping Jesus at the center of the Year of Faith
[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 MoreThis makes me think… about why sharing my faith is important… yeah, it’s all about Jesus.
JESUS 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…
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