by Benjamin | Feb 26, 2013 | Blog Post, Reposted
by Matt Fradd If you frequent websites such as YouTube or Facebook, you’ve read the exchanges that take place on these forums. Sometimes they are intelligent and substantive, but often they resemble two toddlers squabbling: “Did too.” “Did...
by Benjamin | Feb 23, 2013 | Apologetics
by Jeffrey van Zuiden As the Catholic faithful, perhaps one of the toughest issues we must answer for is the sex abuse scandal. At the very least it is certainly a touchy subject. At its very worst, it is an barrier between converts and reverts and the Church....
by steve | Feb 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
George Weigel Catholic Exchange FEBRUARY 19, 2013 For more than 30 years it’s been my privilege to explore the Catholic Church in all its extraordinary variety and diversity. I’ve traveled from inner-city parishes to the corridors of the Vatican; from the barrios of...
by Benjamin | Feb 11, 2013 | News
Thoughts on Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation By Jeffrey van Zuiden As a Protestant, I used to look upon Catholics with an eye of suspicion when I saw their devotion to the Pope. To me, he was analogous to a president. When Blessed Pope John Paul II died, I...
by steve | Feb 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Eddie O’Neill National Catholic Register Feb. 9th, 2013 If you are known as a well-informed Catholic whose faith goes beyond an hour on Sunday, it’s bound to happen. It could be at the company picnic or some family gathering. Inevitably, you will be asked to...
by Benjamin | Feb 8, 2013 | Principles
by Stephen Spiteri How do you win hearts for Christ without anyone feeling like you’re cramming religion down their throat? It’s a fair question to ask and the same could be asked of evangelizers on the street, in the work place, or even within their own families. How...
by Benjamin | Feb 5, 2013 | Techniques
by Jeffrey van Zuiden “Idol worshiper!” “Cult!” “You’re going to Hell!” These are just a few of the verbal attacks we can suffer as Catholic Christians. Sometimes, you might as well paint a bull’s-eye on your chest! So...
by Mark J. Hornbacher | Dec 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ever notice how, in the Bible, whenever the Lord’s servants are about to go out and conquer the world for Him, they first have a time of desert preparation? I am convinced that it is a biblical principle of evangelization – really, of all discipleship...
by Benjamin | Nov 12, 2012 | Blog Post, Principles
We must use words when we share the Good News. Our acts do not speak clearly until we give them voice, our voice. One popular fake quote, falsely attributed to St. Francis, insists that we preach the Gospel always, and if necessary use words. It is easy to imagine an...
