“Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.” Blessed Teresa of Calcutta We all want to have ministries that attract big numbers of highly engaged people, right? We spend days, weeks, and even months planning big events or designing curriculum and programs to get people…
Archives for February 2014
Can Evangelization and Apologetics be Mixed?
About ten or fifteen years ago, apologetics seemed to be all the rage among Catholics. Today, there is a much stronger focus on evangelization. For many of us, evangelization is a new and uncomfortable realm. For some reason, we just feel more comfortable with apologetics and defending the faith. I wonder, though, if becoming good…
How to Write a Witness Talk
For many of us, writing a witness talk can be a daunting task. We start to ask ourselves questions like: Where do I start? What do I say? What stories should I share? Are my stories good enough? Am I revealing too much about myself? What if I cry? There are all sorts of questions…
Redefining the “Passion” in “Follow Your Passion”
One of the most popular forms of career advice that this generation has heard is “follow your passion.” To most people it means doing what you love. It is an invitation to the freedom of work that you enjoy versus the drudgery of meaningless work that is boring and repeated. The promise of “following your…
Why Not Us? Why Not Me?
“I remember my dad asking me one time, and it’s something that has always stuck with me: ‘Why not you, Russ?’ You know, why not me? Why not me in the Super Bowl? So in speaking to our football team earlier in the year, I said, ‘Why not us? Why can’t we be there?’” –…
