“I’m Catholic. Now What?” by Shaun McAfee is an answer to all your Catholic faith questions, for beginners to those who have lived the faith, it covers a variety of topics from the sacraments to modern living. It’s also a great resource to defend our faith and be a part of the new evangelization.
A follow up to my previous spring post, The new evangelization and how YOU can be a part of it, I recently received a copy of the full program, The 99 Experience from Ascension Press. For one reason or another, Catholics have become very poor at evangelization. Many times it…
God and Jesus often used the image of water to demonstrate His love for us. From Noah and the flood, to Moses hitting the rock where flowing water came and relieved the thirst of the Israelites, to Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan, to the Samaritan woman being offered Living Water and…
The Rosary is a form of prayer that was given to us by Mary many centuries ago. Back during the time of Jesus, the new Christians would carry prayer beads to help them in their prayers to Our Lord. The Rosary as we know it is credited to a vision…
My parish for the last couple of years has been very active in supporting the new evangelization. I’ve attended several meetings on sharing my own faith, how to lead studies, and how to talk with others about my faith story in order to draw them into the Church. Unfortunately, not…
Many believe that the saints are holy people who lived only holy lives here on earth, and therefore they are the only ones allowed in Heaven, and in today’s society, there is NO WAY anyone today can become a saint, let alone live up to their holy, pure example. WRONG!!!…
Where do you meet God? Do you just talk to Him wherever you are, go on a pilgrimage or do you actually GO to a specific place to talk out your worries, dreams or struggles? Jesus met the apostles and disciples in the Upper Room for three distinct and specific…
Here is a Catholic Upgrade on a global scale. Pope Francis has always talked about having mercy on others and helping the poor. While many of us are unable to make huge generous donations or travel to foreign countries to help the poor and sick build homes or treat diseases, we can…
Never has humanity had such power of itself, yet nothing ensures that it will be used wisely. -Pope Francis @Pontifex – June 18, 2015 Pope Francis, in the likeness of his namesake, has been very vocal about how we are to treat one another and how we are to take…
***Also featured on EpicPew.com*** The Litany of Mary is a powerful prayer written in the Middle Ages, which is also known as the “Litany of Loreto.” There are twenty names of Mary which are called in the Litany, some of which are well-known, and others that are not but just as…
