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What is truth?
That’s what the man said as he plopped down onto my chair beside the table and pointed to the sign that read “Catholic Truth”. “So tell me, what is truth?” I’m staring at him across the table thinking, “Okay, Pontius…
Read More →I love movies about Jesus, but
When my son was little he got picked on by bullies in the neighborhood, so the whole family signed up for self-defense classes. Then it got so when we’d watch action movies, we started noticing things. Like, “That’s not how…
Read More →First time takin’ it to the streets
So we made our first mission at the Banks of the Wabash festival the last Friday in May. We set up right outside the bingo tent between the food vendors trucks and the playground which turned out to be a…
Read More →What is Evangelization?
In the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, evangelization is defined in this manner: The USCCB document “Go and Make Disciples: A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States” provides an excellent definition of Catholic evangelization. Rephrasing…
Read More →St Mark the Evangelist
Today, April 25th is the feast day of St. Mark, one of the gospel authors and the saint commonly known as the evangelist. Read more about St Mark
Read More →Wait’n Outside the Station
Some days and places where you evangelize, you don’t feel like you have accomplished much. You don’t get that encounter that gives feeds your fire. Those days are probably the most important because like it or not, God is still…
Read More →Back at the BART Station Plaza
Well the Berkeley team was back at it. We went to the newly refurbished plaza at the Shattuck Avenue BART Station. This are always waves of people coming up the escalators from the underground station to make their way to…
Read More →Working on a Wednesday
Working on a Week Day Today was the first time that team members worked on a week day. Two evangelists, David and Tracy joined forces with the Holy Spirit to work in Berkeley’s 4th Street shopping district. There was a…
Read More →New Day, New Location, New Evangelist
Well, we have rebooted ourselves at the Berkeley Chapter. We have moved our meetings to a new location in Berkeley proper where we can work on attracting students to become involved. And we reached out in the community at a…
Read More →A Giant day outside the ballpark
San Francisco Giants fans were streaming into AT&T Park on June 25th to see their team play the New York Mets. Except before being offered a program or cotton candy or beer, they were first offered a free Rosary on their…
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