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Do a Loving Act Each Day of Lent

by on 22 February 2012 in Evangelization

Today is Ash Wednesday and today is the start of the forty-day Season of Lent. As I have said in my previous post, Lent is about radical conversion – leaving behind our old ways of being and doing in order to become like Christ. Here are forty practical suggestions on how to make a radical [...]

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Prayer of Saint Francis (Reloaded)

by on 12 July 2011 in Evangelization, Social Media

I wrote this prayer while preparing for a talk on using social media for evangelization. It is not an entirely new prayer as it is based on the traditional prayer of Saint Francis. I wanted to build on the Franciscan prayer as I wanted mine to be both traditional and modern, both familiar and fresh. [...]

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6 Must-Have iPad Apps for Catholics

by on 21 June 2011 in Evangelization, Social Media, Technology

Read books. Watch a movie. Play games. Compose music. What you can do with your iPad is almost limitless. According to the iPad’s official page, there are now more 65,000 apps for the 9.7-inch iOS device. As if that’s not enough, developers from all over the world submit more apps every single day. The more [...]

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5 Images for Trinity Sunday

by on 18 June 2011 in Evangelization, Photos/Graphics

The following are images you might find useful for your celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Blessed Trinity (Year A). The Dogma of the Trinity states that God is the Triune God, existing as Three Persons but one being. While these Three Persons are one, they are truly distinct one from another. They are [...]

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How to Use Facebook for Evangelization

by on 13 June 2011 in Evangelization, Social Media

Facebook now has more than 600 million users worldwide and that number will probably reach a billion in July 2012. That’s how big and popular Facebook has become. According to Socialbakers, in the Philippines alone, 24.7 million out of the 30 million Filipinos who have internet access have Facebook accounts. That’s 83.48 percent of the [...]

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Free Easter Wallpaper for Desktops and Tablets

by on 23 April 2011 in Evangelization, Photos/Graphics

A few days ago I shared with you a high-res Holy Week wallpaper. This time I am sharing with you a free Easter wallpaper. Just like the previous wallpaper, it is available in various sizes to fit all commonly used desktop and tablet resolutions. You are also free to use it as a worship background, [...]

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Free Holy Week Wallpaper for Desktops and Tablets

by on 19 April 2011 in Evangelization, Photos/Graphics

Here is a high-resolution wallpaper I created in time for the Holy Week. It is available in various sizes to fit all commonly used desktop and tablet resolutions. You are free to use it as a worship background, presentation background, liturgy visual or for other purposes.

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Check Out The “Stations of the Cross” Photo Set on Flickr

by on 18 April 2011 in Evangelization, Photos/Graphics

While searching for images I could use this Holy Week, I discovered this beautiful photo set on Flickr. The set includes all the traditional 14 stations and the Resurrection (often included as the Fifteenth Station). Each image also comes with the usual Via Crucis prayer.

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Film and Sacraments

by on 14 April 2011 in Evangelization, Social Media, Technology

Today I facilitated a workshop on “Film and Sacraments.” The main purpose of the day-long workshop was to teach participants how to use films to teach the seven Sacraments. As instructional tools, films help to focus on the nature, meaning and purpose of each of the seven Sacraments as well as provide pertinent points for [...]

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3 Powerful Videos About Making a Difference This Lent

by on 8 April 2011 in Christian Video, Evangelization

Lent is a forty-day period of preparation for the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. It begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes right before the evening Masses of Holy Thursday, however Lenten penance continues through Holy Saturday. Sundays are skipped when we count the forty days, because each Sunday represents a “mini-Easter”, a commemoration of [...]

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