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Confident Expectation: The Renewal of the Church will be Slow (Part 2/2)

Jason Simon  |  September 5, 2024

This is part 2 of a 2-part series. View Part 1 here.   Recently, Pope Francis addressed this reality in his Angelus address. In sowing, no matter how good or…

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Confident Expectation: The Renewal of the Church will be Slow (Part 1/2)

Jason Simon  |  September 3, 2024

Would we instantly renew the Church if we could snap our fingers and make every Mass-attending Catholic a mature missionary disciple? How long would it take for Mass attendance to…

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A Reflection on the National Eucharistic Congress

Jason Simon  |  August 27, 2024

I was sitting in the speaker/bishop section of Lucas Oil Stadium, debating what to do. I had just watched Fr. Mike Schmitz and a small powerhouse nun, Mother Olga of…

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Friendship Evangelization

Jason Simon  |  June 20, 2024

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…

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Pentecost Still Happens

Jason Simon  |  May 17, 2024

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. The…

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How Can I Celebrate the Easter Season?

Jason Simon  |  April 23, 2024

Easter is here! Celebrate! Feast!   But why? What is so uniquely great about Easter?   You might reply, “The forgiveness of our sins through Jesus’ death and resurrection.”  …

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Will the Eucharistic Revival be Apostolic? (Part 3/3)

Jason Simon  |  April 19, 2024

This is part 3 of a 3-part series. View Part 1 and Part 2.   Joe, a faithful Catholic lay person, can be mobilized to do more than run a…

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Will the Eucharistic Revival be Apostolic? (Part 2/3)

Jason Simon  |  April 17, 2024

This is part 2 of a 3-part series. View Part 1 here.   We might be tempted to see the Eucharistic Revival in our country only as a doctrine-reinforcing initiative.…

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Will the Eucharistic Revival be Apostolic? (Part 1/3)

Jason Simon  |  April 15, 2024

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…

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I Dreamt that My Son Died – A Good Friday Meditation

Jason Simon  |  April 2, 2015

It seems eminently clear that the more perfect one’s love is, the more pain lies in wait. The longer couples date, the more the break-up hurts. The closer the relative,…

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