Reflections on Pope Francis
My own spirit needs to find such refuge and mercy. My spiritual director once told me, “Jason, Jesus is not a war to be won.” He said this to me because I often slip into the thinking that I can take the ground of holiness—achieve greater love, more freedom, the abundant life of God in Jesus—through the power of my will.
Confident Expectation: The Renewal of the Church will be Slow (Part 2/2)
n sowing, no matter how good or abundant the seed the farmer scatters, or how well he prepares the land, the plants do not sprout immediately: it takes time and it takes patience!
Confident Expectation: The Renewal of the Church will be Slow (Part 1/2)
Would we instantly renew the Church if we could snap our fingers and make every Mass-attending Catholic a mature missionary disciple?
A Reflection on the National Eucharistic Congress
I was sitting in the speaker/bishop section of Lucas Oil Stadium, debating what to do.
Friendship Evangelization
This is an excerpt from Jason’s upcoming book, Mission Ready Friendship, which will be released August 30, 2024. In the book, Jason explains how to deepen friendships to a place where intentional evangelization is natural and unforced.
Pentecost Still Happens
A few years ago, I trained a group on how to pray for people (intercessory prayer). Then, we gathered to pray for whatever the Lord put on our hearts.
How Can I Celebrate the Easter Season?
Easter is here! Celebrate! Feast! But why? What is so uniquely great about Easter?
Will the Eucharistic Revival be Apostolic? (Part 3/3)
Joe, a faithful Catholic lay person, can be mobilized to do more than run a parish program. But right now, he doesn’t have the formation he needs.
Will the Eucharistic Revival be Apostolic? (Part 2/3)
We might be tempted to see the Eucharistic Revival in our country only as a doctrine-reinforcing initiative.
Will the Eucharistic Revival be Apostolic? (Part 1/3)
The U.S. Bishops have overwhelmingly called for a national Eucharistic Revival in our country. The third and final year of the Revival is a year of Eucharistic missionaries “going out on mission.”
