Like many, my mind when kablooey when the term “New Evangelization” popped back into the vernacular a year or so ago. What does it mean? How do we “do it”? And why?
Since Vatican II, a renewal of the evangelizing charism has been a part of the Church’s agenda, although somewhat on the back burner....
Today we welcome guest blogger Richard Meyer, an intern with St. Anthony Messenger. Richard is a Theology major at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The first time that I heard that Pope Benedict XVI was going to resign was a moment of confusion for me. As a Theology major, people assume that you are...
Look what I found the other day—it’s the original iPad! (Or is it some kind of droid?) Actually, it’s a teacher’s tool from yesteryear, a handheld chalkboard. It’s about the size of two notebook sheets put together, and this, like all respectable handhelds or tablets, has an...
As of 2 p.m. EST on February 28, the seat of St. Peter has been vacated. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI left the Vatican via helicopter to Castel Gandolfo where, it is said, he will spend a couple months before “retiring” in a former monastery within the Vatican walls. Shortly after his arrival in Castel...
For the past year, a major thoroughfare from my house to work has been under construction. I mean like major construction–viaducts being torn down, new ones being constructed. Roads are being closed left and right. An alternate route one day will be met with a “Road Closed” sign the next. To say it...
Well, that’s true, but it’s not the whole story. Actually, a group of us from Franciscan Media are heading to Anaheim for the Los Angeles Religious Ed Congress. While we’re there we’ll be searching out inspiration and story ideas, conducting interviews in our media booth, and sharing...
