by John Freund, CM | Apr 12, 2013 | Evangelization, Pope
Deacon Greg Kendra writes in a guest post…. “It’s a phenomenon I know a lot of clergy have reported at their parishes: a dramatic uptick in Mass attendance over the last few weeks, and not just because of Easter. Is it the “Francis Effect”? Have you...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2013 | Evangelization
Father Thomas Rosica reflects on his role as the English language media attaché for journalists covering the...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 20, 2013 | Church, Evangelization, News, Social, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Embrace the beautiful! Evangelizing Through Beauty: A commentary by Fr. Barron A thoughtful reflection about the process of evangelization as moving from the beautiful to the good to the true rather than the reverse order. For a Vincentian perspective see also Fr....
by John Freund, CM | Feb 5, 2013 | Evangelization, Technology: Issues and Uses
How can Churches use Pinterest Guest post from Jason Caston. ….Pinterest is the easiest and best way to tell a visual story for your ministry. The church has the greatest story ever about Jesus Christ so why not use multimedia (pictures and video) to tell this...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 28, 2013 | Church, Evangelization, News
Canadian Vincentian Lynn L’Heureux offers this insight… We are ordinary people called by God as Paul was. We sin, we get angry and we make many mistakes. God, however, is quite extraordinary, and he does extraordinary works with ordinary and imperfect...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 19, 2013 | Church, Evangelization, News
“What did Frances Cabrini and Elizabeth Seton have in common? Both fit the criteria given by Pope Benedict XVI for “new evangelizers.” They both “had the experience of being healed by God, through Jesus Christ,” and they both overcame...
