Have you ever heard of the local Catholic evangelization groups springing up in cities and towns all over the U.S. (and beyond!), each of them a part of the wonderful St. Paul Street Evangelization effort? Literally standing on street corners with signs offering their prayers, answers to questions, and help finding the true joy, teams all over the country have…
If you dismiss the need for beauty in the Catholic Church, you will come to a spiritual dead-end. They’re about to start fundraising to build a new parish church in my diocese. Perhaps I should phrase it this way: “Due to development in the area and increased attendance at Sunday Masses, focused efforts are underway to build a new…
The tenderness and completeness of this prayer for conversion, from a Victorian-era prayer book, will make you feel like you’ve done a good deed for the day once you’ve prayed it! For the Conversion of Another Incarnate God! my divine, my adorable Redeemer! who art the way, the truth, and the life, oh bring him (or…
(If “Gnosticism” sounded like a disease to you, please know that you’re right–it is a deadly disease, of the soul!) Modernism, that many-headed hydra of the 20th Century, has brought the terrible heresy of Gnosticism back to our world. Gnosticism was a major heresy primarily of the Second Century, but now it’s back! Does it affect your thinking? Take…
If you’re not convinced enough yet to start cracking those books or visiting those websites, here are ten more pieces of motivation to get you to start studying right away! Fall in love. Christ loves His Church as His chosen Bride–therefore we, His followers, should love her too. Only by knowing someone can you love her–and so in order…
Recently I finished reading Diane Moczar’s Seven Lies about Catholic History: Infamous Myths about the Church’s Past and How to Answer Them. I feel like I have taken a trip through time with a wise and courageous warrior! Staring straight down the barrels of the weapons that Modernists level at the Catholic Church, Mrs. Moczar explains the egregious…
You know how St. Peter said that we must always be ready to give a reason for the hope that we have in Christ? Usually this verse is intimidating to me–how about you? This morning I hope it will not be, because I have a recommendation for you: I want to talk about an opportunity…
If your child hasn’t come home yet, confused by a question from a non-Catholic friend or neighbor, get ready: he will. To us Catholics here in the wonderful Bible Belt, God has given a special responsibility to prepare our kids to lovingly witness to our neighboring Protestant brothers and sisters. They are curious, and they…
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