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Terrified
Prior to witnessing about the saving grace of the Lord Jesus Christ at the Samaritan food pantry, I was quite honestly terrified at the prospect of sharing my faith. At 53, I decided that is was about time that I…
Read More →First day of school
It was getting close to noon and I was already catching whiffs of food coming from the direction of the ISU student center when Sam Bunch came sauntering up to Friar Mario, cupping a white bag in one hand that…
Read More →God had other plans
Every morning a part of my prayers is to ask the Lord to give me a joyful heart that in all things I may see his hand at work and give myself over to what he wants of me that…
Read More →Just do it
Our team has started setting up outside the Samaritan Food Pantry when people are lining up before the doors open. We get quite a few people coming over to talk, asking for rosaries or miraculous metals, or seeking prayer. Last…
Read More →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…
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