Why Catholics Should Do Street Evangelization - Ascension Press Media

Why Catholics Should Do Street Evangelization - Ascension Press Media: If you talk to the “average Joe” Catholic, whether they’re in your family or in the pew, you’ll quickly notice that they’re afraid of something. Truth be told, if one of your friends is talking to you (and you’re a Catholic yourself), they’ll most likely notice the same thing: that you’re scared of something too! Now the typical Catholic may not verbalize it, but this fear is present and is very real in most of us. What is it that we are afraid of? Evangelizing. Plain and simple, we’re afraid to talk about our faith either in public, at work or even at parish functions. Think about it for a second. When you’re at the parish picnic, or walk up to somebody after Mass in the parking lot, how often do we talk about our shared Catholic faith? How often do we speak about the love we profess for our Lord Jesus? Could it be that we just feel like nothing has to be said because we’re already Catholic? Because we should be on the same page? But then how do we explain our reticence to speak up in the work place or in public when our Catholic faith is …