being catholic
Saint Paul, Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)
Saint Paul tells us what the fruits of a holy life will be: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and selfcontrol. Each one of these virtues is a challenge. Taken together they create truly radiant human beings—the kind sure to attract others with the wholehearted desire to be like them.
Go viral with the gospel! by Alice Camille
In the Year of Faith, here are some practical ways to share the faith. Alice Camille is a contributor to “Questions Catholics ask” on vocationnetwork.org and the author of Invitation to Catholicism (ACTA Publications). Check out her other titles at alicecamille. com.
W
116 | VISION 2014 | VocationNetwork.org
e know, we know: We’re supposed to share our faith. We’re not supposed to cram it under a bushel but take it to the ends of the earth. Evangelization—that big tangle of a word—is basically Greek for going viral with the gospel. But how, precisely, are we supposed to do that without, well, being creepy?
