Hear what they mean, not just what they say

Few can say what they mean on the first try. When men use words carelessly because they don’t know how to use them carefully, they may mean something deeper than what they say. Look at it this way: Words often have a thrust more than a point. As this applies to normal...

Speak such that they hear

We must speak such that they hear. It does us no good, and we do not spread the Good News, if when we speak those we speak to do not hear us. It is for this reason that St. Paul Street Evangelization does not shout at those passing by. Shouting from a street corner,...