About three years ago, my associate Tom started saying we should write a book. I dismissed the idea. I had no idea of how to write a book, or where to begin. The project seemed beyond my reach or ability. But he kept advocating for it. Eventually he did better than that, he started writing. […]
This weekend we are kicking off one of the centerpiece message series of the whole year, and one like no other. That’s because it’s based on a book. Our book: Rebuilt Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame Indiana, February 2013 This weekend we’ll be introducing the general approach of the book and what we are […]
I was greeted in the office this morning by our youth minister, Chris. He likes to think he’s funny (and sometimes he is), so I laughed when he told me the Pope had just retired. Yeah, right Chris. But this time he wasn’t kidding. To say the least, it was an unexpected development. My friend […]
We’re calling the release of the book the book “launch.” Release sounds like getting out of jail, launch sounds more dynamic, the start of a dynamic process or event. Officially the book is available on February 25 online on Amazon as well as Barnes & Noble. Additionally, it will be available and on display in […]
My associate Tom and I have a book coming out and here are a few of the questions we’ve frequently received. 1. Why did you write a book? We simply wanted to tell our story about what happened to us, what we know and what we learned when it comes to parish life. We definitely […]
When it came to the title of our forth-coming book, Rebuilt, (Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2013) the publisher and editor decided what it would be. But, we were actually delighted with their choice. Rebuilt is a word that appears dozens of times in the Bible, and is a basic exercise entrusted by God […]
In our upcoming book we devote a whole chapter to small groups, because that’s how important we think they are to parish life. And we acknowledge that they are a very hard sell in a Catholic setting (maybe they’re a hard sell in other settings too, I’ve never tried to sell them anywhere else). So […]
I was thinking that it was time to update everybody on the book. For all of you who don’t know, we’re publishing a book next month. It’s called Rebuilt (Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind.) and it will be available beginning February 25. It tells the story of what happened to us, what we learned, […]
We are in the second week of our new message series for the New Year. This week we’re talking about getting to know your story better. It’s important to invest time in knowing your story, or get to know it better. If you do, I guarantee you will learn more, far more than you ever […]
This weekend we begin a new series for the new year, and it’s all about story. Your story. The story of your life. Your life is a story. And you’ve already lived part of that story and probably your past stories shape your current story. And the decisions you’re making right now, will one day […]
