The Importance of Sacred Music in Evangelization

Here is another video from Catholic News Service:



This video reminds me of a great blog post from a few years back, called What's a Hymn For?, by Fr. Dwight Longenecker. Click through and read it if you get a chance. It is one of the best articles I have read about the problems with some of the music used in Catholic parishes in the United States.

Also check out The Reinvention of Parish Music at Crisis Magazine, for information on some very promising and talented young composers and publishers who are taking it upon themselves to provide better music for Catholic worship.

Ralph Martin on the importance of evangelization

Ralph Martin discusses the importance of evangelization, in another video from Catholic News Service:



(Found on the New Advent blog.)

Scott Hahn on Catholic Answers Live

The following videos are from an appearance by Scott Hahn on the Catholic Answers Live radio program. He answered questions on several different topics, but several of the questions were related to evangelization. Dr. Hahn's answer in the final video is especially enlightening, regarding St. Paul's preaching in Athens, and what we can learn from it today.

I posted the first two of these videos earlier this year, but here are all of the available videos from this particular episode:















You can find Catholic Answers Live's program schedule and archived audio here, and you can find more video clips from this program here.

Fr. Barron on Seven Great Qualities of a New Evangelist

Fr. Robert Barron on Why Catholics Leave the Church

Fr. Robert Barron discusses a report on why Catholics leave the church:

Evangelizing the Culture

Eduardo J. Echeverria, STL, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, gives a talk on "Evangelizing the Culture."

Fr. Robert Barron on Effective Evangelization

Here is another video about evangelization, to follow up from yesterday's video.

As usual, Fr. Barron makes an excellent point, this time on how to evangelize effectively:



(Found at Aggie Catholics.)

Evangelization

Here is a good reflection and call to action regarding evangelization, from the Archdiocese of St. Louis:

Fellowship of Catholic University Students

In this video, Martha Fernández-Sardina interviews Sean Dalton of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), a group that is doing great work for Christ and the Church on college campuses across the United States.

Scott Hahn on the New Evangelization

This video is from the Catholic Answers Live radio program. You can find their program schedule and archived audio here, and you can find more video clips from this program here.

Another Catholics Come Home Testimonial Ad

Catholics Come Home Testimonial Ad

I have posted a few ads from Catholics Come Home in the past. Here is another one, which features testimonials from people who came back to the Catholic Church after some time away from the Church:

Interviews with Cardinal DiNardo and Roy Abraham Varghese

In this episode of Prepare the Way, Martha Fernández-Sardina interviews Daniel Cardinal DiNardo (Archbishop of Houston) and Roy Abraham Varghese. Topics covered include evangelization, prayer, and science and religion.

Patrick Madrid on Catholic Apologetics

Over the past few weeks, I have posted four episodes of Prepare the Way with Martha Fernández-Sardina, in which she interviews Patrick Madrid regarding several of his books. Here is an older episode of the same show, again with Patrick Madrid as the guest, this time on the subject of Catholic apologetics:



There is also a follow-up episode which continues this discussion, but I don't plan to post it here because it is more a discussion of how Patrick goes about his apostolate (e.g., details about Envoy Magazine and an upcoming Catholic conference), without much direct discussion of apologetics or of the Catholic faith in general. However, if you would like to see this follow-up episode, you can find it here.

Patrick Madrid Discusses "The Godless Delusion"

In another episode of Prepare the Way, Martha Fernandez-Sardina interviews Patrick Madrid about the book that he co-authored with Kenneth Hensley, The Godless Delusion: A Catholic Challenge to Modern Atheism.

Patrick Madrid Discusses "Search and Rescue" - Part 2

In a follow-up to the video that I posted yesterday, Martha Fernández-Sardina again interviews Patrick Madrid on his book Search and Rescue: How to Bring Your Family and Friends Into, or Back Into, the Catholic Church.

Patrick Madrid Discusses "Search and Rescue" - Part 1

In another episode of Prepare the Way, Martha Fernández-Sardina again interviews Patrick Madrid, this time on his book Search and Rescue: How to Bring Your Family and Friends Into, or Back Into, the Catholic Church.

Another great video ad from Catholics Come Home

"Catholics Come Home" National TV Campaign

I was very excited to learn today that Catholics Come Home will be starting a national TV campaign this December, with prime time TV ads inviting people back to the Catholic Church. This video announces the campaign and shows the 30-second ad that will be aired:



The National Catholic Register has more details about the ad campaign, and you can also learn more at the Catholics Come Home web site. Also, you can view the longer (and very moving) version of their "Epic" ad in one of my first posts on this blog.

Pope Benedict Proposes a Christian Style of Using the Internet