Catholic Evangelization
A few things I found around the Internet regarding Catholic evangelization:
- Sherry Weddell of the Siena Institute does a great job of crunching the RCIA numbers of the past decade. Unfortunately, the number of converts have been dropping over the past few years. I think a bigger problem is that so many people who go through RCIA (over half!) leave the Church after a year. This says to me that evangelization/catechesis is woefully inadequate in many parishes.
- In France, young Catholics are taking the Gospel to the streets. It seems to be yet another fruit of the World Youth Days.
- Marcel over at Aggie Catholics has a wonderful post about “Giving Your Testimony“. Many Catholics are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with this practice, which is quite popular in Evangelical circles. But if you read Acts, you will see that personal testimony was what brought thousands into the new Church.
- Aimee Cooper is teaching an Evangelization class in Denver this fall, which is available online for those in other areas. It looks to be quite good and worth the time and effort to attend.
Try to take some time today to evangelize someone – a co-worker, a friend, a family member. It doesn’t have to be an all-out presentation of the Gospel, just a sincere sharing of your faith in some small (or large) way to those around you.
