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by bcadmin | Oct 27, 2022 | Evangelization, Featured, Humility, In the Workplace, joy, News, piety, sign of the Cross, Surrender & Strength, Virtue, witness | 0 |
I have written before about the public witness of the sign of the Cross. Countless business meals have turned into faith discussions, perhaps because of the simple act of making the sign of the cross and blessing the meal. I don’t know whether I see th…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 7, 2022 | Analysis, beliefs, Features, Generation Z, News, relational authority, witness | 0 |
This series has so far covered critical research and statistics on Gen Z, but this abstract data is not enough on its own. Those who work with the youth know that we need more than […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 22, 2022 | apathy, cafeteria Catholicism, Catholic Church, courage, Devil, engage, Evangelization, example, Featured, Living the Faith, lukewarm, lukewarmness, News, Prayer, pride, Surrender & Strength, witness | 0 |
Last week, we looked at an isolated little town of our own making called Apathy-ville. We looked at how we got here, and why we are called to reject apathy in favor of fortitude and action. “Really, most of us live below the level of our energy. And in…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 15, 2022 | apathy, Catholic Church, courage, Evangelization, example, Featured, Living the Faith, lukewarm, lukewarmness, News, Prayer, pride, Surrender & Strength, witness | 0 |
Do you ever feel numb or helpless because of all the problems the world faces each day? One only has to watch the news or follow the events of the day online to feel completely overwhelmed. Some of the challenges facing the world include ever-increasin…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 12, 2022 | Between the Sundays, Evangelization, family, Feasts, Featured, News, Patron Saints, Pope St. Sixtus II, Prayer Life & Liturgy, Saints, st jerome, St. lawrence, St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, witness | 0 |
I love saint stories. I know I’m not alone – even the saints loved saint stories. St. Ignatius of Loyola’s conversion was spurred by reading the life of Christ and the lives of the saints. St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) stayed up all…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 4, 2022 | Business, courage, Evangelization, Faith, Featured, Fortitude, Gospel, In the Workplace, News, office, professional life, Surrender & Strength, witness, Work | 0 |
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash Do we ever stop to consider how many times a day our thinking and actions about our Catholic faith are influenced by a misguided concern for what others think of us? During the day, how many times have we missed …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 22, 2022 | Between the Sundays, conversion, Feast, Featured, Love, Mary Magdalene, Mercy, New Life, News, Prayer Life & Liturgy, Resurrection, tears, Transformation, witness, wounds | 0 |
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Mary Magdalene. Several years ago, Pope Francis elevated Mary’s celebration from a memorial to a feast day. Mary has been called the “Apostle to the Apostles,” because she preaches the Resurrection to them, which the…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 5, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, Into the Deep, News, Pentecost, Sanctifying Grace, Scripture, witness | 0 |
Without the Holy Spirit, we would not come to new life in Christ. The Holy Spirit sets us apart for holiness, protects us, teaches us, forms us in wisdom and understanding, corrects and comforts us. “Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your adv…
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 29, 2022 | Ascension, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, Living the Faith, mission, News, witness | 0 |
Years before that first Ascension Thursday, God entered into His own creation as the God-man, Jesus. He came as a humble babe, conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. His birth took place in a stable that housed livestock. Little is r…
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 15, 2022 | Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, Living the Faith, Love, News, obedience, prayer life, serve, testimony, witness | 0 |
Jesus invites us to be his disciples. He has called you to follow him. So, what kind of person is a disciple? Who has Jesus called you to be? What are the essential qualities of a Christian that give witness to your love of Jesus? “As the Father has lo…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 29, 2022 | Acts of the Apostles, Between the Sundays, discipleship, Featured, Living the Faith, Love, Mercy, mission, News, Paschal Mystery, Pope John Paul II, Resurrection, witness | 0 |
One word that reoccurs again and again in the opening chapters of Acts – and therefore in our daily Mass readings during these first days of Easter – is the word witness. Notice how Jesus commissions his Apostles: “But you shall receive pow…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 21, 2022 | Featured, joy, joyful, Living the Faith, mission, News, peace, prayer life, Spiritual Life, Surrender & Strength, witness | 0 |
“The Resurrection of Christ” (detail) by Bloch Happy Easter! Are we still celebrating the joys of the Resurrection? I believe one of the greatest obstacles to evangelization and sharing our faith with others today is that many of us have fo…
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