Growing as an Evangelizer

Evangelization Updates
(Based on presentations to the Glenmary Commission on Evangelization)

• Evangelization and Social Justice: Good News for the World
• Sharing OUR Stories—A 'Must' for Evangelizers

Ideas That Work

• Reaching Out to Families in Crisis (Surprise at Wal-Mart)

Discussion/ Reflection/Starters

• Identifying Your Evangelization Style
• God in Our Lives: A Stroll Down Memory Lane
• Taking Stock of Your Listening Habits
• What St. Basil the Great Says About Charity and Justice

Reviews of Helpful Books/Media

• I am e3.
  By Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association, Paulist Press, 2004. $12.95 for each deck of faith-sharing cards.
• Catholic Evangelization: The Heart of Ministry.
  By Robert Hater, Ph.D. Harcourt Religion Publishers (2002)

• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Catholicism.

  By Bob O’Gorman and Mary Faulkner. Alpha Books/Macmillan USA: 2000. $16.95.

• Evangelization Homily Hints: A Resource for Catholic Preachers.

  By Richard W. Chilson, CSP. Paulist Press (2000). $16.95

• In the Footsteps of Jesus: Catholic Social Teaching Today.
  Publication No. 5-444 (30 minute video) by U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB Publishing Washington DC. To order call 800-235-8722
• Reclaim the Fire: A Parish Guide to Evangelization.
  By Martin W. Prable, OFM Cap. Ave Maria Press (2002)

• The Evangelizing Catholic, A Practical Handbook for Reaching Out.
  By Frank DeSiano, CSP. New York: Paulist Press, 1998. $11.95

• Called and Send: LIving the Eucharist.
  By Susan Blum Gerding, Ed.D. Jeremiah Press (2002)

For more Evangelization Resources