The Evangelizing Catholic: A Practical Handbook for Reaching Out

by Frank P. Desiano

Practical advice for putting evangelizing programs into effect by individuals. Discusses one-on-one encounters, specific parish programs, and public relations and mail campaigns. +

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809138360
• ISBN13: 9780809138364
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

The Evangelizing Church

An easy to follow and undersatnd guide of a Roman Catholics obligation to go out and spread the word.

Very Good Catholic Tool

Evangelization is probably the most important challenge to the Church in any age, but is even more important in the current time. Today, there are many who do not know the good news of Jesus Christ and His Church. They might never have heard the message or they think they know it already. Often this previous knowledge of Jesus Christ and His Church is a caricature. In addition to those who are unchurched, the Catholic Church in America is presented with the daunting problem of many Catholic who do not practice the faith. The Evangelizing Catholic is a good tool in facing the challenge of the Church. Many books in this field deal with the theory of evangelization. They look at the documents of the Church and do a good job of setting out the mission. While this is good, often they do not go to the next step of implementing the vision. This work lays out a sufficient justification for evangelization while also attempting to place it in the modern context of the individual Catholic and the Catholic parish. As a potential future pastor in the Catholic Church, I find this to be especially helpful. While one needs to apply it to each real life context, DeSiano is very careful to state that this is not to be a cookie cutter approach. I would recommend this book for all pastors in the Catholic Church as well as those in the parish who have a zeal for spreading the Good News.