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Evangelize Before We Catechize

Note: I wrote a draft of this post a few years ago but never posted it. Though I haven’t been able to serve as a catechist for a while, the overall message of this post is still very important to me. “Ok, let’s review this together again,” I said to my first grade faith formation …

Book Review: The Gospel for Muslims

On paper, The Gospel for Muslims: An Encouragement to Share Christ with Confidence by Thabiti M. Anyabwile seems like the perfect book for our time. We are seeing more and more Muslims turn to Christ. As our world becomes smaller and smaller, it is much more likely that we as Christians will have the opportunity to proclaim the gospel …

Friendship-Oriented Evangelization

When I was a freshman in college, one of the women in my dorm invited me to a Bible study. It was the first time I had ever participated in a Bible study. What I remember most is feeling completely inadequate. There I sat in the grass with my “Extreme Faith” Bible and essentially zero knowledge …

Be a Digital Missionary

There are mixed views in Christian circles regarding social media. While there are certainly dangers with social media, it is also an opportunity to meet people, a lot of people, where they are at. As Catholics, a phrase that is often brought up is “the New Evangelization.” The USCCB says The New Evangelization calls each …