How to Share your Faith

Yesterday, my wife and I attended a conference on Evangelization hosted by the Cardinal Regali Center and the Office of Laity & Family Life.  The featured speaker was Marcus Grodi, Host of The Journey Home program on the EWTN television network.  Mr. Grodi is a former Lutheran, who converted to Catholicism many years ago, and started his television program to encourage clergy and others to embrace the Catholic Church by sharing stories of other peoples conversion stories.  Mr. Grodi gave three talks on Evangelization that was centered on what he called the two most difficult people to reach:  Our family, and our Non-Catholic, Christian friends.  Between the talks, there were times for those in attendance to discuss questions and share thoughts at their tables, followed by a Q&A session at the end, to close the conference.  Mr. Grodi has a wealth of knowledge and experience to draw on from his show which has aired on EWTN for over 20 years.  He has a passion for sharing his Catholic faith with others and teaching fellow Catholics to do the same.  One of the biggest barriers to reaching non-Catholic Christians, he said, was the fact that so many non-Catholic Christians are not even sure that Catholics are Christians themselves.  This is an urban myth that has been perpetuated over the years by Protestants who reject the Catholic Church and it's teachings.  Therefore, we have to help them see that faithful Catholics are indeed Christians, and that we know the Bible and love Jesus just like they do.  Once they understand that all true doctrines, devotions, and practices are about Jesus Christ, then they might be open to discover the fullness and beauty of the Catholic Church.