Excerpt from The 10:10 Challenge – The Corporal Works of Mercy
Jesus communicates with a staggering and perhaps unsettling clarity what the call of discipleship looks like in a world of winners and losers, powerful and weak, haves and have-nots. The sick, the impoverished, the imprisoned, the foreigner don’t only need aid from those who can help, but . . .
Tune Your Rule of Life for Summer
As wonderful—or challenging—as summer can be, for many people summer is at least one thing: different. How will you tune your rule of life to be intentional about prayer, community, and mission this summer?
How to Facilitate a Spirit-Filled Discussion (Part 2)
The first part of this article mentioned the redirect technique as a helpful tool for addressing thought-provoking questions that may come up during small group discussions.
How to Facilitate a Spirit-Filled Discussion (Part 1)
As a facilitator of a small group, you play a really important role. You are the instigator of a lively, edifying, spirit-filled conversation around the most important words ever written down—God’s word in Sacred Scripture.
What Does It Mean to Greet Others?
“Please take a moment to greet those around you”, says the choir leader at my parish immediately before each Mass starts. You might be familiar with these words if you belong to a parish that strives to create a welcoming and hospitable environment.
How to Start a Small Group This Lent
Thinking of starting a small group this Lent? Great! Let’s walk through the steps for getting started.
Don’t Be a Volunteer. Be a Missionary.
At the Evangelical Catholic, we don’t train volunteers. We train missionaries.
5 Things Evangelizers Do (and May Not Even Know It!)
“If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” – Mother Teresa
Is Praying for Others a Waste of Time?
Spending your prayers on strangers: Isn’t that wasteful?
How God Uses Our Poverty
The other night, I went into my weekly holy hour slot entirely spent. On this particular night, despite feeling completely spent and alone with my exhaustion, frustrations, and poverty, I felt compelled to write.