5 Resolutions for Catholic Evangelizers

1. Read a Gospel a week.
2. Read The Soul of the Apostolate by Jean-Baptiste Chautard.
3. Begin the practice of mental prayer.
4. Look for one chance each day to evangelize by listening first, and then maybe speaking.
5. Pray the Memorare each day asking Mary to bring people to you, so you can introduce them to her Son.

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For two weeks we kept trying to record a show together, but my daughter ended up in the hospital (she’s home now) for a few days and threw everything off. Prayers appreciated! Dave was flying all over the country talking about Catholic spiritual warfare (like a gentleman ought) so instead I’m bringing you another example from my own ministry of how I preach the gospel.

This talk was given to the men's group at my parish (even though some people don’t like those cough Dave cough) and focuses on the message of salvation through Genesis up to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and points to the responsibility this puts on Christians to spread the good news.

We will be back with a regular show next week so you can hear the wonderful vibrato of “The Bearded Fox” himself.

Snippet from the Show
“The very spirit of Christ is breathed out upon us, giving us the ability to overcome sin, death, and darkness in our own lives. The Holy Spirit is the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ unleashed into the human heart.”

SHOWNOTES

Matthew 28:16-20 - “Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.’”

Dr. Scott Hahn - “The moment I’m more outraged at another person’s sin than my own is the day I need a reality check, because their sins don’t send me to hell the last time I checked.”

Genesis 3:15 - “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”

GK Chesterton on Original Sin - “The only doctrine of the church that’s empirically verifiable”

St. Paul - “I do the very thing I don’t want to do, and I don’t do the very thing I want to do. Who will deliver me from this wretched body?”

Two questions to ask yourself

1. Why is it so difficult for you to evangelize?
2. How has the resurrection of Jesus changed your life?

Resources

• Frank Sheed, Theology and Sanity
• Pope St. John Paul II, Theology of the Body

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Instead of just telling people to evangelize, Mark is on a mission to teach people to evangelize with a new program—The 99. Featuring Fr. Mike Schmitz, Fr. Josh Johnson, Leah Darrow, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, and more, the program will help parishes start a movement of evangelization in their communities. See more at evangelization.com.

Snippet from the Show - “The Church is an organized religion, but we’re painfully disorganized on a parish level.”

SHOWNOTES

Quote attributed to St. Francis of Assisi - “Preach the gospel at all times, when necessary, use words.”

Mark’s 4 Practical Tips

1. As part of your morning prayer, ask the Lord for greater awareness of the people he’s putting in your path that day.
2. Pray an examination of conscience at the end of the day (consider using Romans 12).
3. Put your phone down more often to be present to those around you.
4. Instead of texting someone, call them and leave a voicemail if you have to.

One last tip from Gomer and Dave: Buy The 99!

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