DENVER CATHOLIC | APRIL 2023
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C O N T E N T S
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A R CH B I S H O P ' S
CO LU M N
Evangeli-
zation is
Everyone's
Responsibility
4
FR O M ' LO S T'
TO ' FO U N D'
Evangelization and
the Thresholds
of Conversion
10
H OW C A N I B E A
B E T T E R D I S CI P L E ?
Take the Discipleship
Assessment
12
Start Spreading
the (Good) News
26
14
B I S H O P B A R R O N
Practical Strategies
for Evangelization
18
Further Reading to
Become a Fearless
Evangelist
22
T H E P OW E R O F W IT N E S S
How the Early Church
Evangelized
30
Bringing 25 Years
into FOCUS
A B O U T T H E COV E R
You don't need
to be St. John the
Evangelist or St.
Paul to effectively
share the faith with
others. In fact, the
only person who
can share the faith
as God is calling
you to do is...YOU!
36
W E I G E L
The Catholic
crisis over "us"
40
Local News + Official
Appointments
G E N E R ATI O N A L FA IT H
34
Archbishop's
Catholic Appeal