Joe Heschmeyer on Saint Paul's Tips for Evangelization

"In the face of seemingly endless scandals in the Catholic Church, a lot of non-Catholics are asking some variation of 'why are you still Catholic?' to their Catholic friends and loved ones. Behind this question is often pain, anger, or sheer incredulity, but the silver lining is that they are asking about why we're still Catholic, which creates an opening for evangelization. But now what?

"As Catholics, we know we're called to evangelize the world, but anyone's who ever attempted evangelization (or apologetics) knows that it's hard to do it well. As with any craft, one of the best ways to learn is to pay attention to the people who do it well, so it makes sense that we should look to the life and example of St. Paul. He is arguably the greatest Christian evangelist who ever lived, apart from Christ Himself. After all, he was 'entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised (for he who worked through Peter for the mission to the circumcised worked through me also for the Gentiles)' (Gal. 2:7-8), meaning that if you're a Gentile Christian, your spiritual lineage probably goes back to someone who was converted by St. Paul.

"So how do we ensure that we're properly 'armed' for any sort of question, discussion, or argument about the faith? St. Paul gives these instructions. . . ."

In a recent commentary that focuses on Ephesians 6:10-18, Joe Heschmeyer reflects on Saint Paul's instr4uctions (including relying upon God rather than ourselves, being aware of who we're really up against, and prayerfully devouring Scripture).

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