As you may know, evangelization is a passion of mine. It is an honor, privilege, and a great duty that the Lord has placed upon us in commanding us to “go make disciples” of all nations. We make others a disciple of Jesus by preaching Jesus. But there can often be preliminary steps to this proclamation and the way in which we evangelize can also have a significant impact on our fruitfulness. Thus, I would like to offer a few pointers (certainly not exhaustive) that I have found effective in evangelizing others.

This past Saturday there was an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Mercifully, the gunman was not successful in taking his life. I offer a few thoughts on what we can take away from this sad day in American history.

What occurred that day was an attack on our democratic way of life. There was an old Roman orator named Quintillian who said that society always needs men (and women) who can defend justice before a crowd.

The Christian life is not meant to be lived alone. Jesus sent out his disciples 2 by 2. We are made in the image and likeness of a God who is in Himself an eternal exchange of love. Thus, we are made for communion and love. We are made for relationships, and among the various loves we need as human persons, friendship is key.

Dear Family of God,

In our Gospel this weekend, Jesus was not able to perform any mighty deeds in Nazareth, because of their lack of Faith. Pride is one of the capital sins, his townmates cannot accept Jesus because of their pride. We all need to develop the Virtue of Humility so that we can accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior and avoid eternal separation from God.