evangelization

The Pope Who Inspired St. Francis

by Stephen Beale February 21, 2012

We sometimes think of St. Francis, who is arguably one of the best known and most beloved saints, as a solitary radical—wandering out in the woods to preach to the birds or crossing enemy lines in the midst of the…

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The New Evangelization: Genuine Hope and Change

by Justin Aquila February 2, 2012

Since the opening of the Second Vatican Council, the Church around the world has spent five decades enduring vast changes, from liturgical reform to liturgical renewal, declining priestly and religious vocations, major political and social fluctuations, and demographic shifts from…

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Christian Unity and Evangelization: The Boat and the Net

by Fr. Thomas Ryan, CSP January 17, 2012

Church leaders from across the denominational spectrum in the United States met recently–prior to the January 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity–in what might justifiably be called an ecumenical summit meeting.
They met to look at whether the various…

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The Catholic Briefcase

by Patti Maguire Armstrong November 22, 2011

Would you enter the lion’s den for your faith? It’s not a rhetorical question. People are still dying for their faith in Jesus Christ. Would you?
As a second-grader at St. Albert the Great, I asked myself that very question.…

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Pope Benedict XVI Announces the “Year of Faith”

by Vatican Information Service October 29, 2011

During Mass October 16th in the Vatican Basilica, celebrated to mark the end of an international meeting on new evangelization organised by the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, Benedict XVI announced that he was calling a forthcoming “Year of…

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A Catechist’s Story: Growing Pains

by Lisa Mladinich October 20, 2011

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so…

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Speak Up, Act Out!

by Mary Lane October 17, 2011

“Preach the gospel at all times. Use words when necessary.” -Saint Francis of Assisi
Is it bad that I almost cringe when I hear this quote? Okay, probably. To be fair though, the very first time I ever heard it,…

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A Catechist’s Story: First Class Panic

by Lisa Mladinich October 13, 2011

You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Instead of the thornbush will grow the…

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Behind the Stats

by Michael Lavigne October 11, 2011

A 2008 Pew Forum study revealed that the fastest growing religious group in America is those who have no religion. One in six are not affiliated with any religious institution. Approximately 25 percent of cradle Catholics have left their faith…

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Go and Do Likewise

by Barbara Lishko October 7, 2011

We recently heard the Gospel about the Good Samaritan. Everyone knows the story for the most part right? (Luke 10:25-37) A common reaction is a gooey, warm feeling inside as we ponder the compassion of that long ago Samaritan. Wouldn’t…

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