Sharing the Gospel requires literally “going out,” witnessing to the joy of faith in person and not just sitting at home, being “keyboard warriors” who argue with others online, Pope Francis said.
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RADIO INTERVIEW: ‘Easter and Evangelization’
Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Father Erik Arnold, pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park, about how his own faith was renewed and revived and how the message of Easter can radically reorient our lives toward Christ.
Good questions, FOCUS and large stuffed pigs: one new Catholic’s journey to the faith
The annual SEEK conferences hosted by FOCUS are for anyone interested in deepening their faith and spreading the Gospel.
Pope: Without power of Holy Spirit, evangelization is empty advertising
To evangelize well, the faithful need to dialogue with God, let the Holy Spirit renew their hearts and lives, and then dialogue with today’s world, Pope Francis said.
American lay missionaries fan embers of Catholic faith in Ireland
NET Ireland — the “NET” in its name stands for “National Evangelization Teams” — recruits and trains young adults to evangelize more than 20,000 youth in churches, schools and parishes across Ireland.
To be Christian is to share God’s love, pope says at audience
The mission to spread the Gospel message of God’s love and of salvation in Christ is entrusted to all the baptized who are called to work together and never set out alone, Pope Francis said.
Indianapolis priest named director of USCCB’s Institute on the Catechism
The recently formed Institute on the Catechism will carry out the U.S. bishops’ vision of the importance of “connecting evangelization and catechesis,” according to Father Daniel J. Mahan, an Indianapolis archdiocesan priest just named as the institute’s director.
Are Catholics ready for the new AI evangelization?
Bishops, clergy and lay catechists are still as indispensable to the church with AI tools just as they were when the church started putting the Gospels to pen and paper.
To evangelize, Christians are not called to argue but be meek like sheep
At his general audience Feb. 15, the pope continued his series of catechesis on evangelization and apostolic zeal.
Registration opens Feb. 15 for 2024 National Eucharistic Congress
Registration for the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis July 17-21, 2024, will open Feb. 15 at 1 p.m.
RADIO INTERVIEW: ‘He Gets Us’ – Jesus TV campaign
Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Brad Hill, one of the people behind the “He Gets Us” ad campaign about what it means to introduce Jesus to people who may not know that the Lord stands with them in good and bad times.
Christians must not be oppressed by guilt, but filled with joy, pope says
Christians must not “put pressure on others” to convert or induce in them “feelings of guilt,” but take a weight off their shoulders through joyfully sharing the Gospel, Pope Francis said.