Evangelization
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007When I was a little boy, I absolutely loved sports. All my heroes–Len Dawson in football, Wes Parker in baseball, Jerry West in basketball, even jockey Jerry Lambert in horseracing–were sports figures. Meeting a pro athlete back then was like having an audience with the Pope today–it just didn’t get any better than that. I’m [...]
Catholic Athletes for Christ
Monday, November 5th, 2007I just returned from an awesome conference this past weekend sponsored by Catholic Athletes for Christ (CAC). In tomorrow’s post, I will tell readers all about the conference and the dynamic mission and work of this new Catholic apostolate. I mentioned the conference last week on this blog, and one reader asked, “Why ‘for Christ’? [...]
Me? A Missionary?
Monday, October 22nd, 2007Yes, me. And you, too. In his homily for World Mission Sunday, which we just observed, Fr. Ray Ryland (CUF’s spiritual advisor and a convert from the Episcopal church) talks about why “Evangelization is Everybody’s Job”: If one judges from the small number of people we Catholics bring to Christ and His Church each year, [...]
Where’s the Blood?
Friday, October 19th, 2007“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.” This ancient Christian maxim hits home in a particular way today as we celebrate the feast of Sts. Isaac Jogues, John de Brebeuf, and companions, commonly known as “the North American martyrs.” I remember what an awesome and humbling experience it was to stand [...]
Leaping to Action
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Like St. Matthew’s Gospel, each and every Mass ends with a commissioning, as we’re sent to bring the light of Christ to all the world. We’re not supposed to keep our faith to ourselves or under a bushel basket, but instead it is given to us so we can give it away. Faith without words, [...]
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