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...
Why Protestants Believe Catholics Worship Statues
Part 2 of the “Why Protestants Believe” series By Jeffrey van Zuiden Since the Protestant Reformation, there has been a very popular propaganda tactic --- "Catholics worship statues! Look at them ... they even bow down to them!" Truth be told, for an outside observer,...
Mary’s perfect intercession in three easy steps
One of the biggest stumbling blocks that non-Catholics have when learning about the faith is the Catholic view of Mary's role as the "perfect intercessor" for us before God. This is a complex issue, because it often includes having to explain three concepts often...
Why so many Protestants do not consider Catholics Christian
by Jeffrey van Zuiden What would seem like a very complicated topic is in fact very simple. It can be broken down into two broad reasons. Catholics lead them to believe this. As a Protestant, when I would meet a Catholic, if I asked them if they were Christian most...