31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator (2013) Creator of the popular website The Religion Teacher, Jared Dees shares practical, easy-to-use teaching strategies and exercises for spiritual growth in his book 31 Days to Becoming a Better … Read More
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A Water Cooler Epiphany: Envisioning a Future for Others
When setting goals or creating a dream, plan, and vision for your life, I can think of two possible ways to approach it: 1) You can think about what you want out of life and what will make you happy. Or, 2) You can think about how you can help others get what they want [...]
Evangelism Needs Living Saints
My friend Marc Cardaronella just posted a tweet that really got me thinking. He said: The problem with our evangelization is that we don’t have enough living Saints. — Marc Cardaronella (@MCardaronella) April 24, 2013 First, let me say that he is absolutely right. We need more saints who are living saints–people who live saintly [...]
A Remarkable Catholicism
Did you know that Office Depot was ranked #1 in customer service last year? They even beat out Nordstrums. That’s what the manager at Office Depot told me this afternoon. If it’s true (and it doesn’t appear to be) then that’s pretty remarkable. I don’t recall ever visiting a Nordstrum store, but since he mentioned [...]
The Day Pope Francis was Elected
I’m still so moved by the events that unfolded on March 13, 2013. Clearly, the Holy Spirit is powerfully at work. I’m so grateful for the election of Pope Francis. In just the handful of minutes in which he appeared, I was so moved. If he did nothing else in his Papacy, that moment would [...]
3 Questions to Help You Live Out Your Lenten Vows
It is often very challenging to live out our Lenten vows. It is easy to forget sometimes and occasionally we even consciously give in to the temptation. Answer these questions to avoid breaking your Lenten vows. Whether you are giving something up or adding prayer or almsgiving, ask yourself: Specifically, what am I giving up [...]
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