Category Archives: Evangelization

“He is possessed by Beelzebul!”

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Deacon Bob

We heard in the Gospel for today’s Mass the scribes uttering, “He is possessed by Beelzebul.” Jesus, in response, asks the question whether Satan can long stand if his house is divided. In other words, Jesus points out that he, … Continue reading →

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Whom would you rather offend? – By Randy Hain

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Deacon Bob

I ran across an article by Randy Hain, Managing Partner of Bell Oaks Executive Search in Atlanta and Senior Editor for Integrated Catholic Life eMagazine.  He has published two books on living the Catholic faith. In this article he talks about what … Continue reading →

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The deacon: Servant of the New Evangelization

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Deacon Bob

I will be conducting a retreat for the diaconal community of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin in February centered on the New Evangelization and the Transmission of the Faith. Please pray as I prepare. With that in my mind … Continue reading →

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Evangelization as the Giving of the Sacred

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Deacon Bob

Here is a short video on the New Evangelization, drawing on Church History. It talks about how the early Church Fathers evangelized the then known world not by using the persuasive methods (spectacles) of the secular society, but by giving … Continue reading →

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The Mustard Seed of Faith

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Deacon Bob

Today’s Gospel is the well known account of Jesus’ parable of the mustard seed, its smallness in size yet the manner in which it grows and produces a tree capable of welcoming various birds to its branches. It is an … Continue reading →

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To Shepherd Well

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Deacon Bob

The Office of Readings in the recent past offered for our reflection the theme of being a good shepherd, which I would summarize as meaning looking out for the good of the people without concern for our own status, places … Continue reading →

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And You Think Your Parish is Busy….

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Deacon Bob

I was perusing the Vatican’s website for the Propagation of the Faith (www.fides.org) and found this short article about a parish in Jiang Yin, China which is in the diocese of Nan Jing. In the first eight months of this … Continue reading →

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RIP, Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Deacon Bob

Two days ago, Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, Archbishop of Milan, Italy died at age 85 years. Many people liked to call him a “progressive” in the Church, and he was considered to have been a likely successor to Pope John … Continue reading →

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World Mission Day, 2012

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Deacon Bob

World Mission Day will be celebrate this October 21, but the Holy Father released his World Mission Day message on the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6. I wanted to provide it for you to read, so I have posted it below. … Continue reading →

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Virgin Mary ‘crosses the finish line’ with Olympic gold runner: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Deacon Bob

The Catholic News Agency has a wonderful article about an Ethiopian runner who won the 5000 meters race recently, and who carried the image of the Blessed Virgin and the Christ Child with her throughout the race. She won the … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Msgr. Ralph Beiting

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Deacon Bob

I learned that Msgr. Ralph Beiting died yesterday. Beiting was the founder of the Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) and was a Catholic missionary in eastern Kentucky since 1950. My sister spent a year working with Msgr. Beiting in the 1980s. … Continue reading →

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Catholic Coffee, Anyone… Mass Included!

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Deacon Bob

Here is a video of the new St. James Coffee House that has opened in Rochester Minnesota, not far from Pax Christi Catholic Church. The video is great! (So are the coffee and the spiritual benefits.)

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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Venerable

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Deacon Bob

Two days ago in the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI named Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Venerable a Servant of God, recognizing in him a “life of heroic virtue.” Bishop Sheen was, as many of you know either from personal experience (if you … Continue reading →

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Solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Deacon Bob

Today is one of those rare liturgical experiences in which a Solemnity outranks a Sunday. There are very few others, notably the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The 24th of June has been celebrated since antiquity as the … Continue reading →

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How Far Are You From the Kingdom of God?

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Deacon Bob

This Thursday we will hear Jesus say to a young man, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God!” This Sunday, we will hear in the Letter to the Hebrews of Jesus’ passing through the veil into the tabernacle … Continue reading →

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