May 20, 2013

Faith

Look at the two hearts above. The one on the right is yours. The one on the left is yours after confession. Any questions? “I will sprinkle clean water upon you to cleanse you from all your impurities, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. I will give you a new heart and place

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May 13, 2013

Evangelization

I’m still excited about the concept  I talked about in my last post on the enrichment of faith. To me, this CNS article on Catholic mom bloggers was a perfect example of how powerful blogs can be in keeping faith real. Here’s three ways the social web contributes to the enrichment of faith and forms an essential element of

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May 8, 2013

Evangelization

Catholic religious education is failing. Catholic children are instructed in the Faith, yet the Church is hemorrhaging members. Most of them are going to evangelical protestant churches. They’re not leaving Christianity, just the Catholic Church. Why? I’ve found one clue in Fr. Michael Gaitley’s book, “The ‘One Thing’ Is Three.” One concept with powerful implications. It’s

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May 6, 2013

Evangelization

I’m excited to tell you about a new site launched today by my friend Brandon Vogt. It’s called StrangeNotions.com. I think it will be a great resource for catechists and catechetical leaders dealing with people influenced by New Atheist authors like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins.

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April 29, 2013

Catechesis

Yesterday I saw a site called Why Not Priest? It’s a great looking site with a simple design. It has engaging videos on the priesthood and a place to ask questions about your calling. Here’s one of the videos featured on the home page of Why Not Priest? called “Go Forth.” One thing most priests cite as being

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