The End of the Anonymous Church
One of the key issues in our church today is that we are disconnected. Regardless of whether the church is full or its empty on
One of the key issues in our church today is that we are disconnected. Regardless of whether the church is full or its empty on
As Catholics, we know that we have a call to be “in the world, not of the world.” I find that many use this catchy
With the call to the new evangelisation, how do we pass on the faith in today’s world? In his 2014 Message for World Communications Day,
“Certain signs point to a weakening in the sense of mystery in those very liturgical celebrations that should be fostering that sense. It is, therefore,
Is Pope Francis a saint? God only knows. I’ve come to the conclusion, however, that he has truly dedicated the breadth of his energies to becoming one. Since his appointment
Flecte quod est rigidum. I write inspirational quotes on the dry-erase board in the servers’ sacristy at my parish in illuminated calligraphy whenever I have
“We need to be clear in presenting the Church’s teaching, but patient with the struggle to live it.” This quote comes from Cardinal Timothy Dolan,
Most of us will never go to a foreign land to spread the gospel. We just don’t have the support to drop everything and travel
By James Franke I’ve heard the argument a hundred times, phrased a hundred different ways. It all boils down to the same basic mentality: short
Jesus Christ, the model par excellence of evangelization, turned over tables and called spiritual authorities “vipers”, but in regards to the world around Him he
“Today I told off a cashier who was trashing the president” read the Daily Kos headline. Color me intrigued; I clicked on it. I read it.
One of the downsides of being pro-life in 2013 is the negative stereotyping. Being”pro-choice” is so normalized and they seem to have the popular debate
Peter Maurin believed in teaching ancient principles to the man on the street in the language of the man on the street. Peter Maurin believed
In the 2011 film Friends With Kids, two platonic friends decide to have a child together without the entanglements of marriage (which they saw as
“Jesus is not an isolated missionary, he does not want to fulfill his mission alone, but involves his disciples.” – Pope Francis #Man Enough? from
“The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.” ―C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
By Joseph Summers “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is
Often, I wonder what an authentically Catholic, person-centered approach to evangelization looks like. So many goods, particularly sex, love, the body, and the family, have
“Take one down, pass it around…” and let good times roll. Today we live in the early days of the New Evangelization. Beyond all catechetical
Last month I took a CPR and First Aid training course. All I can say is: why is this not a high school graduation requirement?!
” If only we had another Ronald Reagan. ” The words floated out of my friends mouth and hung in mid-air. It is a tendency