Tagged: Brian Gill
A Motley Gallimaufry
We’re a motley bunch: an atheist-turned-Catholic, cradle Catholics, a former Mormon and previously Protestant Catholics. I’m in the last category.
A few of the other 29 folks have a “faith story” that’s a bit like mine, more intellectual than emotional.
Others are, by my standards, brimming with bubbly effervescence.
As I said, we’re a motley bunch. What we have in common is a love for and acceptance of Jesus.
Do you panic when asked about your Catholic faith?
Right on the Mark!
When we are asked how we first realized that Jesus is our Lord who loves us, few will be able to share a coherent and extemporaneous narrative. We will probably recall our stories of faith randomly without order. Her many suggestions, especially of journaling and creating a timeline, make for a better understanding of our lives and later, for sharing our stories. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and had to carve a particular time to read it. I did not want to rush myself through the book because I found it spiritually nourishing to be able to dig deep into my memory files to recall those incidents in my life when I realized Jesus was with me. As she was going through her tips and techniques, I knew I was going to implement these in my future writings. The emotions that she felt during her journey were so alive that I thought I was walking in her shoes in my journey as well. A very inspiring read and a treasure-trove of writing tips and faith stories – An Anonymous Writer
A Catholic Citizen in America: A Motley Gallimaufry
“Sharing Your Catholic Faith Story” by Brian H. Gill Nancy H. C. Ward’s “Sharing Your Catholic Faith Story” has been in print and available on Amazon.com since April, 2019. Back cover blurbs include Lisa Hendey’s “an enjoyable template for the challenge of evangelization” and Gary Zimak’s “a book that needed to be written.” “Sharing Your...
Thanks to 11 JOYAlive.net guest bloggers of 2014
I’m hitting the “Thank You” key 11 times for each of our new guest bloggers during 2014. I enjoyed getting to know them through their unique stories. Every post was inspiring with golden threads of faith, joy and conversion running through them and connecting their Joy Stories. In January, Neil Combs was our first guest...