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Winning New Convertsby Father John McCloskey PLEASE PRINT & DISTRIBUTE TO OTHERS As the Catechism reminds us, winning converts to our Faith should be a constant concern for all Catholics: "The true apostle is on the lookout for occasions of announcing Christ by word, either to unbelievers...or to the faithful" (#905). How should we go about it? People are brought to the Church one by one. God pours out his saving grace in many ways, but He normally requires, and we could even say desires, the willing collaboration of his sons and daughters in this joyful task. Winning converts...

The other day Rod wrote about the Muslim guy who stopped another Muslim from torching a synagogue. One also hears about people like this emerging in the Islamic world. And I've gotten email from young people in Iran who loathe the current regime and are not too terribly thrilled about Islam either after having it ramrodded down their throats by the ugliest representatives on the planet. As I've said in the past, I suspect that Islam is, in many ways, a house of cards should it lose state enforcement and the billions pumped into enforcing it from oil regimes. However,...

Myth and Reality: The Legacy of Spain in America Culture/Society Opinion (Published) Keywords: BLACK LEGEND Source: The Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston Published: February 12, 1992 Author: Jesus J. Chao Posted on 09/28/2000 11:29:33 PDT by Dqban22 Myth and Reality: The Legacy of Spain in America By: Jesus J. Chao PROLOGUE This essay is a simple gathering of the historical research made by several prestigious scholars who dedicated their efforts to find the truth behind the records of Spain’s discovery, conquest, colonization, and evangelization of America. The history of this transcendental historical period was hidden under a thick layer...

On Dominus Iesus and the JewsDr. David BergerRabbinical Council of America[Delivered at the 17th meeting of the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee, New York, May 1, 2001.]The Declaration Dominus Iesus, issued in September 2000 by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, aroused deep concern among many Jews and not a few Catholics. Let me first survey the specific areas of concern, proceed to address the question of whether or not Jews can plausibly be said to lie outside the effective scope of the document, and finally express some personal views about the propriety or impropriety of the objections that...

12 Painless Ways to Evangelize © Catholic Answers, Inc. Introduction Why not face it? Most Catholics shy away from publicly engaging in evangelization. Even those who know their faith well hesitate to discuss it with strangers, and those who don't know their faith as well as they should usually find themselves running for cover when they think they may be asked to engage in evangelization.Not to fear. This booklet explains twelve ways you can spread the faith--at very little expense, often with complete anonymity, and even "from the comfort of your own home," as the old phrase puts it.But first...

Announcing New LifeChristians are called to be not only defenders of life but also restorers of life. by Father Tom Forrest, C.Ss.R.In this story of the raising of the dead son of the widow of Nain, Jesus reveals himself as a conqueror of death. He comes upon a scene of terrible sadness and changes the anguish of death into joy, the pain of separation into the thrill of reunion. The same power that on this occasion brought a dead boy back to his mother’s arms, on many other occasions brought sons and daughters spiritually dead through sin back to the...

html> Meditation for This Morning Wednesday, May 08 C. H. Spurgeon "He that was healed wist not who it was." -- John 5:13 Years are short to the happy and healthy; but thirty-eight years of disease must have dragged a very weary length along the life of the poor impotent man. When Jesus, therefore, healed him by a word, while he lay at the pool of Bethesda, he was delightfully sensible of a change. Even so the sinner who has for weeks and months been paralyzed with despair, and has wearily sighed for salvation, is very conscious of the change...