FOLLOW CHRIST

What does it mean to follow Jesus Christ?
Below are some resources that will help you follow Jesus more closely as a Catholic Christian.

PROGRAMS    ARTICLES    LINKS    MEDIA

PROGRAMS

Following Christ
This is a follow-up course to Discovering Christ. It is being developed and will be ready for parishes to adopt in Spring 2011.

Touching Jesus Through the Church
Once we've encountered Christ, what about the Church? This ChristLife audio/video resource enables us to hear God through Scripture and the teaching of the Church.

ARTICLES

• New Testament Studies
  Peter Kreeft gives practical introductions to the New Testament letters and how we as Christians can learn from the early Christian communities.



• How Can I Pray?
  Ralph Martin explains the basics of prayer and how all of us can grow deeper in our relationship with God.



• Accepting The Embrace of God: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina
  Fr. Luke Dysinger overviews a way of reading and praying the Bible that Christians have used since the beginning of the Church.



• We Need the Holy Spirit by Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM
  A five-part scripture reflection on our need for the Holy Spirit.



• Our Vocation to Holiness
  Donald Bloesch shares our task to make visible, not ourselves, but the living God in Christ.



• Life on the Hogback Trail
  Love is a balance between legalism and license. Jim McFadden, a former member of ChristLife's Board of Directors writes this insightful article drawing analogies from his experience on mountain trails.



• Disciples of the 21st Century
  This article elaborates on the need for vision, relationships, and personal relationship with Christ in order to bring others to God.



• Weakness and Strength
  Neal Lozano explores how God's strength is perfected in our weakness.



• Reviving the Virtues
  Chuck Colson calls the Church to embrace the study of the virtues that we might grow in holiness.



• The Controversial Christ
  Ralph Martin explains how Jesus came as a "sign of contradiction," laying bare the hearts of men and women. He comes to us today in just the same way.



• I Almost Slipped!
  David Wilkerson exposes a serious temptation we all face in times of trials and sufferings.

LINKS

• Kerygma Teams
  They support Catholic parishes, renewal movements, and groups active in evangelization, mercy ministries, and training in the Catholic Church. In addition, Kerygma Teams offer opportunities for Christians to become involved in short and long term cross-cultural missions projects.



• National Evangelization Teams
  Through different direct evangelization programs, NET equips young adults to follow and proclaim Christ.



• Renewal Ministries
  Headed by Catholic teacher and theologian Ralph Martin, this ministry is dedicated to proclaiming Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit through Catholic renewal and evangelization.



• The Message Shop
  A wonderful organization led by Tom Mayor - a Catholic family man who lives in Ohio. Tom produces excellent video "retreat-on-discs" for Catholics and for evangelization purposes.



• Word on Fire
  This is a program of Catholic evangelical preaching by Fr. Robert Barron. It is evangelical in the measure that it proclaims Jesus Christ boldly in the hopes of bringing men and women to conversion and new life in Him. It includes a discussion board and podcasting.



• Youth Arise North America
  YANA equips young adults for the new evangelization. They have established a six-month formation program to equip Catholic young adults, age 18-30, for a lifetime of leadership for Jesus Christ and the Church.

MEDIA

• Podcast 45 - Pope Benedict in America
  Pete and Chrissy share their experience of the Papal Mass in New York and play an incredible clip from the Pope's homily there!



• Podcast 34 - Archbishop at Theology on Tap
  This podcast includes a great clip from the Archbishop's address to young adults at a bar, and some Q&A.



• Podcast 32 - Bert Ghezzi and the Call to Sainthood
  Bert Ghezzi, an author and board member at ChristLife, joins Pete and Christy for an interview on the call to be a saint.



• CL29 - Meditating on Scripture
  Archbishop Collins talks on lectio divina and he brings a new perspective to reading and praying Sacred Scripture that is deeply moving.



• CL 27 - Transformed by the Holy Spirit
  From throwing sticks at cars to being transformed by the Holy Spirit, Pete shares his testimony of God's mercy in his own life.



• Podcast 10 - Living for Christ on Campus
  This stimulating conversation between Pete and ChristLife's current intern, Chad, and past intern, Julie, surveys their experience in living for and proclaiming Christ in their college environments.

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