Setting the Stage for Evangelizing Parents
Every parent encounter is an opportunity for evangelization! If you are planning a parent session at your parish, you may find the following…
Blog: Catholic Life & Evangelization
10 Simple Ideas for a Catholic Christmas
Christmas season gives us with new opportunities to bring the Good News of Jesus. Here are ten simple ways to evangelize during the…
A Catholic “Rumspringa” – Margo Morin, Salem Catholic Community, Salem, MA
Almost every adult I’ve ever worked with in the Church can tell of a time they stepped away from the Church. Often, it was in their 20s and…
How Can Stewardship Foster Evangelization? – John Boucher, (www.catholicevangelizer.com)
“. . . . Every ministry must . . . be an evangelizing ministry. It is our contention that if a ministry is not an evangelizing ministry,…
Who Are We Evangelizing? (Part One) – John Roberto
One of the things that is certainly “new” about evangelization in the 21st century is the greater diversity of the religious and spiritual…
Who Are We Evangelizing? (Part Two) – John Roberto
In Part One I described two of the four spiritual profiles—people who were actively engaged in the life of a parish community and those who…
God Is! Parish Day of Renewal – Mike Pacer, Director of Evangelize All Ministries
At the heart of the “new evangelization” is the call of three consecutive popes to re-proclaim the good news of salvation to a post-Vatican…
Re-Thinking Evangelization – Angelica “Vivi” Iglesias, Associate Director of Hispanic Ministry, Diocese of St. Petersburg
What talents and gifts should be used as we bring Christ to others? How do we learn from each other’s experiences and offer an effective…
E-Teams and Timonium Tim – Frank DeSiano, CSP, Paulist Evangelization Ministries
Why are there so few evangelization teams? Well, one reason is that Catholics still do not like the word “evangelization” “new…
Summer Outreach: Finding and Inviting The Marginal and Unaffiliated Families in Your Area – Tom Quinlan, Diocese of Joliet
If there ever was a time that we could sit back and assume that everyone with children of catechetical age will find a local Catholic parish…
Parish Outreach to Teens – Pete Ries, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish and St. John Church and Student Center
Missing the teens in your parish? Consider this outreach and evangelization opportunity: 1. Put together a list of all the high school age…
Applying "Forming Intentional Disciples" to Everyday Ministry – Joyce S. Donahue, Diocese of Joliet
What if church leaders started to look for opportunities to invite people to trust the parish and to develop a relationship with the…