Newspaper Articles on Everyday Evangelization

    Over the last four years, as a member of the Evangelization Committee for the
    Archdiocese of Chicago, I wrote some articles on what I consider to be "practical
    evangelization."  I talk about simple things we can do in our everyday lives to
    evangelize - to help others along their path toward God.  I received many e-mails
    and comments from readers about how  easy the ideas were to implement and
    incorporate into their lives. Maybe these articles will give you some ideas too.  

    Some of the articles were reprinted in The Inside Passage, the Newspaper for the
    Diocese of Juneau, Alaska, and some have been reprinted in church bulletins. If
    you would like permission to reprint any of these in your church bulletin, send
    me an e-mail and I will confirm permission with the Catholic New World for you.
    MissFire2007@aol.com  I suggest you read them in order since the first ones are
    addressed to beginning evangelizers and they progress into different topics.
    Maybe read one a week and give yourself time to think about the subject matter.
Articles from  THE CATHOLIC NEW WORLD
the Newspaper for the Archdiocese of Chicago

Oct. 10, 2004:  Spreading the Holy Fire:letter to evangelizers-in-training (pdf)
                       Spreading the Holy Fire:letter to evangelizers-in-training (Word)
Nov. 7, 2004:    Starting Small (pdf)
                               Starting Small (Word)
Jan. 2, 2005:     A Scarey Story (pdf)
                               A Scarey Story (Word)
Jan. 30, 2005:   An evangelizer’s excuse: ‘blame it on love!’
                       An evangelizer’s excuse: ‘blame it on love!’(Word)
Feb. 27, 2005:   Life’s Little Lesson? (pdf)
                               Life’s Little Lesson? (Word)
Sept. 11, 2005:  ‘New Evangelization’ is teaching the art of living (pdf)
                       ‘New Evangelization’ is teaching the art of living (Word)
Nov. 6, 2005:     Waiting for YOU! (pdf)
                                 Waiting for YOU!  (Word)
May 14, 2006:   Can evangelization and ballroom dancing mix? (pdf)
                       Can evangelization and ballroom dancing mix? (Word)
Sept. 17, 2006:  Thinking linearly: one step at a time (pdf)  
                                Thinking linearly: one step at a time (Word)
Oct. 15, 2006:   Are you visibly Catholic? (pdf)
                                Are you visibly Catholic?  (Word)
Nov. 12, 2006:   To share faith, be ‘open but not obnoxious’ (pdf)
                       To share faith, be ‘open but not obnoxious’ (Word)
Dec. 10, 2006:  Cross has power to evangelize (pdf)
                               Cross has power to evangelize (Word)
Jan. 7, 2007:     Amazed by Grace (pdf)
                                Amazed by Grace  (Word)
Feb. 4, 2007:     How are you ‘gifted to evangelize’? (pdf)
                                How are you ‘gifted to evangelize’?  (Word)
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The Inside Passage
    When traveling, I'm always amazed that I can never find anything inspirational or religious on the
    newstands. Why is that?  Are we really only interested in 30 ways to decorate the kitchen, 50 quick
    and easy chicken recipes, 70 tips and tricks to look younger,  and 100 ways to have better sex???  
    While we may be interested in those things, we are also interested in something a little more
    substantial!

    Subscribe to your local diocesan newspaper.  Support GOOD NEWS!  You will learn a lot about your
    faith. If you want to subscribe to the Catholic New World, the newspaper for the Archdiocese of
    Chicago, you can contact my good friend Lea Dacanay, Circulation Manager at
    ldacanay@archchicago.org     You won't find my articles there anymore (since you can find them here
    now),  but it has many columns and articles by people who know much more about our faith than I do
    (such as His Eminence Francis Cardinal George and Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I.)  

    If you are in an area that doesn't have a local Catholic Newspaper, check out The Inside Passage  (link
    above). It has a nice mix of columns about our faith and articles that will keep you informed on church
    news. If you are traveling and have your computer with you, you can always pull it up for some good
    reading. My cousin, Michael (pictured below) always has something interesting to say in his column.
Bishop Michael Warfel, Bishop of Juneau Alaska (my cousin) and me.
(He's 4 years older than me and much wiser.)
(We both grew up in Elkhart, Indiana.)

Taken at the NAICE Conference in Portland, Oregon in 2003

NAICE = North American Institute on Catholic Evangelization

Photo taken by A. Windsor.