Scott Hahn on why holiness is important for evangelization.
Scott Hahn on how St. Paul evangelized.
Scott Hahn on "overcoming roadblocks to the Catholic Faith."
Anonymous asked:
Dear Father, what can I do to get started on learning more about Catholicism? I feel as if there is so much to learn the amount is almost intimidating, but I'm willing and will take the time to study carefully and diligently. I am simply confused on where to start with all of this. If you could give me your advice and guidance, it would be much appreciated! Thank you for all the work you do.
Wonderful! (Sorry to have taken so long to get back to you!) Seeking truth so sincerely will always be rewarded by the Truth.
If you're coming from a Protestant background, books like those by Jimmy Akin, Scott Hahn or Mark Shea might connect pretty well with you. They're all converts from forms of Evangelical Christianity who know the theology and traditions on both sides in exhaustive detail and are really good at clear explanations.
If your background instead just simply isn't very religious, you might enjoy Jennifer Fulwiler's blog.
Then, no matter where you're coming from, if you've got the patience for a brief but complete Q&A about the basics of Catholicism, the US adult catechism is fantastic, and anyone who's read anything else I've written knows I'm a huge fan of the YouCat, which is even briefer and clearer.
Catholic.com (especially its "Library") is a great source for basic understanding of the more contentious topics, though it can sometimes get into more detail than might interest you.
Those are just some ideas. Obviously if you've got questions about anything specific, I'd be glad to help to the extent that I can! You've probably already seen that the askbox doesn't open up very often, but everybody around here is really patient with me for some reason.
God bless you!
- Father Shane
Once men really know what the priesthood is...
From a review of Scott Hahn's new book on the priesthood:
In his powerful foreword, New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan says that Hahn picks up on the fact that “once men really know what the priesthood is, they are instinctively attracted to it.” That attraction stems from Christ’s call to men who serve as fathers, protectors and providers for the people of God. Archbishop Dolan says Hahn helps “us to see the priests’ role in mediating God’s peace to his people.”
Hahn, a prominent lecturer and professor of theology and Scripture at Franciscan University of Steubenville, begins by using Scripture to define what a priest is — and should be. “If we understand fatherhood and priesthood from God’s point of view, we’ll be better equipped to help men discern their vocation and live it out faithfully,” he writes.
Awesome. I especially like this line:
Many Are Called draws attention to the diverse aspects of the priest — provider, mediator, warrior, teacher, judge and more.
Warrior? Nice.
Source: ncregister.com