The need for a new evangelization

From Fr. Longenecker's blog:

We must return to the supernatural realities of the historic faith and evangelize like the Apostles of old. The big difference is that the Apostles knew their targets were pagans and the pagans knew they weren’t Christians. We’re dealing with a huge population of Americans (Catholics and Protestants alike) who are pagan but who think they’re ‘good Christians.’

That's a pretty good exercise in compare-and-contrast!

Support a Catholic Speaker!

I'm still working on getting my interview with Jeff Cavins worked out. But in the mean time, please consider supporting a Catholic speaker by checking out Matthew Warner's project on his blog, Fallible Blogma.

Evangelization: Support the Catholic Answers Forum

I'm a member of Catholic Answers Forums, which is one of the many apologetics and evangelization resources that Catholic Answers offers free of charge. The forum has been visited over one million times in August, and over 7 million pages of useful information about the Catholic faith were delivered to these visitors. Catholic Answers Forums is the largest Catholic Community on the Internet!

But this phenomenal growth requires substantial network bandwidth, more computer equipment, more software, and more support personnel -- all of which cost money. Please help them raise $20,000 this month to keep this valuable Catholic resource alive. If you can make a (tax-deductible) donation, please do.

Evangelization: Donate to give flesh to the Word of God

Theater of the Word, Incorporated is a Catholic theater troupe whose mission is to give flesh to the Word of God through drama, to touch hearts as well as minds, and to reach the visually-oriented culture of today, especially the youth. Their performances focus on the lives of the saints, the gifts of the sacraments, and morality issues (such as abortion and modesty).

They will be featured in a ten-part series on EWTN in 2008, and will be performing at the John Paul II Theater in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, thanks to the generous patronage of Archbishop Raymond Burke. Some of their one-man shows are about G. K. Chesterton, St. Paul, and St. Augustine.

Please consider donating -- it's tax deductible -- so that TWI can perform at parishes and schools (which don't have the resources of dinner theaters and country clubs). Your support will help TWI fulfill their mission, building up the faith of others through the Word brought to life before their very eyes.