Aridas, Rev. Chris. [a Sampling of Daily Reflections] Assumption Parish, Centereach, NY 2021A.
Auth, Stephen F. The Missionary of Wall Street: From Managing Money to Saving Souls on the Streets of New York. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2019. Available on Amazon. A playbook around patience, perseverance, and humility.”
Becoming an Inviting Church: A Pastoral Essay. Washington, D.C.: Paulist Evangelization Ministries, 2015. 3031 Fourth St., NE, Washington, DC 20017. http://www.pemdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Becoming-an-Inviting-Church-FINAL.pdf. Key issues involved in reaching out.
Boucher, John and Therese. “Keys for Welcoming Catholics Back to the Lord’s Table.” Catechetical Sunday Resources. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Seven doors that lead to the Lord’s Table. https://www.usccb.org/resources/keys-welcoming-boucher
_______________________. Christmas Carol Festival: A New Way to Reach Inactive Catholics! Available on Amazon. This six-month project helps inactive Catholics reconnect through caroling in the weeks before Christmas. Visit https://www.catholicevangelizer.com/?page_id=834.
_______________________. Praying for Our Adult Sons and Daughters: Placing Them in the Heart of God. Washington, DC: Word Among Us Press, 2012. Available on Amazon.
_______________________. Sharing the Faith that You Love: Four Simple Ways to Be Part of the New Evangelization. Washington, DC: Word Among Us Press, 2014. Available on Amazon. Ways people ‘catch’ faith from one another: Prayer, Care, Share Faith, & Dare to Invite.
Byerley, Timothy E. The Great Commission: Models of Evangelization in American Catholicism. New York: Paulist Press, 2008. (800) 218-1903, Six models for Catholic evangelization as they occurred in US history. Available on Amazon.
Catechism of the Catholic Church: Second Edition. www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catechism/catechism-of-the-catholic-church/index.cfm. Look under “Evangelization,” “Missions,” “Gospel,” “Jesus,” and “Holy Spirit.”
Connecting Young Adults to Catholic Parishes: Best Practices in Catholic Young Adult Ministry. Washington, DC.: USCCB Publishing, 2010. . How to draw them into the life of the community and receive the gifts that they bring.
Dees, Jared. To Heal, Proclaim, and Teach: The Essential Guide to Ministry in Today’s Catholic Church. Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2016. Use Jesus’ approach to ministry: to heal the sick, proclaim the Good News, and teach those who become his disciples.
DeLorenzo, Leonard. J. Witness: Learning to Tell the Stories of Grace That Illumine Our Lives. Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2016. Guiding principles for sharing your faith stories.
DeSiano, Frank, CSP, and Kenneth Boyack, CSP. Discovering My Experience of God: Awareness and Witness. [English and Spanish]. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2009. Available on Amazon. Leads participants through reflection on experience of God in order to share our faith stories with others.
Disciples Called to Witness: The New Evangelization. Washington, DC: USCCB Publishing, 2012. Statement by the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis of US Conference of Catholic Bishops. http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/new-evangelization/disciples-called-to-witness/index.cfm. We are to proclaim Christ’s Good News to all people, everywhere and at all times.
Fitz, Jennifer. The How-To Book of Evangelization: Everything You Need to Know But No One Ever Taught You. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2020.
Francis, Pope. The Joy of the Gospel. Available on Amazon. Apostolic Exhortation by Pope Francis calls upon the Church to begin a new era in evangelization. Written in everyday language.
Gittins, Anthony J. Encountering Jesus: How People Come to Faith and Discover Discipleship. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2018. Available on Amazon. Recounts stories of 16 men and women in the New Testament whose lives are changed by meeting Jesus.
Go and Make Disciples: A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States. [English/Spanish] Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2002. 800-235-8722. http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/evangelization/go-and-make-disciples/go-and-make-disciples-a-national-plan-and-strategy-for-catholic-evangelization-in-the-united-states.cfm Pastoral plan calls all Catholic individuals, parishes, dioceses, organizations, and institutions to evangelize, to the essential mission of the Church. Goals, objectives and strategies are provided.
John Paul II, Pope. Mission of the Redeemer. Boston, MA: Daughters of St. Paul, 1990. 50 St. Paul Ave., Boston, MA, 02130, (800) 376-9121. Pope John Paul II’s call for a “new Catholic evangelization.”
Lombardo, Nicholas E., O.P. 20s/30s Ministry: A Guide for Parishes. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2016. Ideal “how-to” model for beginning young adult outreach in a parish or diocese or for adding a spark to existing programs.
Mallon, James. Divine Renovation: Bringing Your Parish from Maintenance to Mission. New London, CT: Twenty-Third Publications, 2014. Rethink models of parish life, from membership-based communities to assemblies of disciples of Jesus who proclaim good news.
Martin, Curtis. Making Missionary Disciples: How to Live the Method Modeled by the Master. Genesee, CO: FOCUS 2018. Available on Amazon. Explores how to build a vibrant culture of faithfulness and fruitfulness.
New Evangelization Tool Kit. http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/new-evangelization/toolkit/index.cfm. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) web and print-based resources for diocesan and parish-based planning and implementation of New Evangelization initiatives called for in Disciples Called to Witness (USCCB) and Pope Francis’ “The Joy of the Gospel.”
Paul VI, Pope. On Evangelization in the Modern World. Boston, MA: Daughters of St. Paul, 1975. 50 St. Paul Ave., Boston, MA, 02130, http://store.pauline.org/ Blessed Pope Paul IV’s call for Catholic evangelization worldwide as implementation of Vatican Council II.
Paulist Evangelization Ministries. 3031 Fourth St., NE, Washington, DC 20017. (202) 832-5022. Paulist Fathers Office for Evangelization—evangelization resources, “Evangelization Exchange” e-newsletter, “The Journey,” “Living the Eucharist,” “Awakening Faith” and DVD evangelization training.
Stanz, Julianne. Start with Jesus: How Everyday Disciples Will Renew the Church. Chicago, IL: Loyola Press 2019. Available on Amazon. A book about people, process, and culture involved in evangelizing.
Weddell, Sherry, ed. Becoming a Parish of Intentional Disciples. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2015. www.osv.com. Experienced leaders and collaborators share their field-tested wisdom.
_____________. Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2012. www.osv.com. Describes making disciples and creating a culture of discipleship in our parishes that will evangelize others to Jesus Christ and the Church.
_____________. Fruitful Discipleship: Living the Mission of Jesus in the Church and the World. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2017. www.osv.com. We are supernaturally empowered by God to do this through the charisms we receive at Baptism.
Wehner, James A. The Evangelization Equation: The Who, What, and How. Stuebenville, OH: Emmaus Road Publishing, 2011. Explores the cultural, historical, pastoral, and theological background of Catholic evangelization and challenges. Practical implications of the call to spread the Gospel in the American culture.
Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. https://www.wordonfire.org Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, P.O. Box 170, Des Plaines, IL 60016. Nonprofit global media apostolate that supports the work of Bishop Robert Barron and reaches millions of people to draw them into— or back to— the Catholic faith.
Windley-Daoust, Susan. 101 Ways to Evangelize: Ideas for Helping Fearless, Fearful, and Flummoxed Catholics Share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Winona, MN: Gracewatch Media, 2020. Available on Amazon. A buffet of ways Catholics can bring the good news of Jesus Christ to a world that desperately needs it.
Wright, Allan F. 25 Life-Changing Questions from the Gospels: Letting Jesus Lead You through the Stages of Spiritual Growth. Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2016. Take the challenge of answering 25 of the deep life questions Jesus asks his disciples and others.
____________ . Jesus the Evangelist: A Gospel Guide to the New Evangelization. Cincinnati, OH: Franciscan Media, 2013. Through the Gospel accounts, we can learn how Jesus reached out, listened, ask questions and shared the Good News of God’s love for all people.
Zimak, Gary. Find a Real Friend in Jesus: Ten Amazingly Easy Steps. Cincinnati, OH: Franciscan Media, 2016. www.franciscanmedia.org. Simple steps to take in everyday life to encounter Jesus in a personal way, as both the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith.