New Evangelizers

Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. –2 Corinthians 6:2b, Gospel Acclamation of Monday of the First Week of Lent The verse before today’s Gospel makes one thing quite clear–God is ready for…

Readings for February 22, 2015: First Sunday of Lent In today’s fuzzy moral landscape, it is quite unpopular to even speak of sin, never mind condemn it.  It’s even more politically incorrect to talk about God taking stern action against…

That time of year again, Lent!  Some of us wait in anticipation, but I’m sure most of us shudder at the thought.  It is usually when Christians recognize this as a time of suffering, of stripping away our old self…

Imagine your son tells you he wants to become a priest.  Would your heart soar and your soul praise God?  Would you be torn; feeling happy he wants to serve God but lamenting the loss of potential grandchildren?  Or, would…

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. How many times have we all heard this proverb in our lives? The better question should probably be—how many times have we heard this and wanted to strangle the person saying it to…

I apologize in advance if someone wiser than I has already come up with this idea and in my ignorance I have now aped someone’s originality.   But a number of years ago, I was introduced to an activity called…