Pope Francis Calls All Catholics to Evangelize
Crisis Magazine Written by Regis Martin While it is certainly true that all roads lead to Rome, there is something to be said for all those other roads leading out from Rome. In other words, before we set out on the road to Rome, shouldn't there be something already...
Cult of the Body: Is working out compatible with Christian modesty?
by Stephen Spiteri I'm a gym junkie and I'm perfectly comfortable to confess that. I've been going to the gym multiple times per week for three or so years and in that time my health, strength and fitness have improved significantly. My physical appearance has also...
Pope: ‘If we annoy people, blessed be the Lord’
Vatican City, May 16, 2013 / 10:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pope told Christians it is better to be “annoying” and “a nuisance” than lukewarm in proclaiming Jesus Christ. “If we annoy people, blessed be the Lord,” said Pope Francis during his morning Mass at the...
Church needs believers with zeal, not couch-potato Catholics, pope says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The church doesn't need couch-potato Catholics, it needs believers with "apostolic zeal," willing to preach the uncomfortable words of Christ, Pope Francis said. "And if we annoy people" with this zeal for...
Pope says evangelists build bridges, not walls
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Like Jesus, who dined with Pharisees and sinners, and St. Paul, who preached to idol worshippers, true evangelizers build bridges that lead unbelievers into the church, not walls to protect it, Pope...
Science vs. Religion: Turning Swords into Plowshares
by Stephen Spiteri I taught a lesson very recently where I was discussing the Big Bang theory with my senior students. About halfway into my spiel a student of mine sitting at the back of the classroom put his hand up and blurted out sounding frustrated, "You're a...
Loving God the Father and Evangelization
In this image of Christ known as "Ecce Homo," we see him beaten and spat upon, wearing a crown of thorns and a purple cloak, and holding a reed for a scepter. Incapable of understanding Divine Love, the powers of evil have arrayed Christ as a king in mockery. They do...
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The First American Pope and the New Evangelization
The National Review George Weigel A pope for the New Evangelization. The election of Pope Francis completes the Church’s turn from the Counter-Reformation Catholicism that brought the Gospel to America — and eventually produced Catholicism’s first American pope — to...
A Missional Pope?
Faith and the Common Good By Greg Metzger I believe that where Pope Benedict grew attention from theologians in the Christian world, the new pope will be an object of admiration and analysis for those involved in the missional action of the Church. What a cursory...