Spirit in the City is coming up soon: June 7-9 in central London. I gave a talk to the team about ‘practical evangelisation’: what does it mean to evangelise and how do we actually do it, with particular reference to the various forms of evangelisation that are a part of Spirit in the City.
You can listen to the talk here. It’s only half an hour.
The full programme to Spirit in the City is here.
And in case you haven’t seen their new video, take a look at this – it gives you a real flavour of the event:
Bridges and Tangents 
I found watching this videp clip a very uplifting experience. It is clearly doing its job in adverising ‘Spirit In The City’
Can i recommend the following books as invaluable support in evangelisation (as well as for one’s own Catholic / Christian faith, too ..).
Please feel free to disagree with my list / comments ..
Life of Christ – Fulton Sheen. Although slightly over-the-top, 1950’s style of writing, the substance of this is brilliant.
Prayer – The Hermit by David Torkington and The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. With prayer, of course, lighting up our whole faith.
The Mass – The Lamb’s Supper by Scott Hahn. Radically enriched my experience of the Mass.
Mary – Hail, Holy Queen by Scott Hahn. Great book on Mary.
Catholicism for Dummies – written by two Roman Catholic priests (a sort of intro to the Catholic Catechism)
GK Chesterton, Ronald Knox, CS Lewis – So many great books by these 20th century Christian apologists, don’t know where to start. Ronald Knox less well-known, perhaps, but in the same league as the other two, i think.
Father Robert Barron and his Word on Fire website. Father Robert Barron is one of the best current Catholic / Christian apologists I know. His website provides a great general resource, too, for Catholic / Christian apologetics.
Dr John Lennox – Professor of Maths, Oxford – great on Christianity and science
William Lane Craig – great Christian apologist in general, in particular in debating with atheists
From Atheist to Catholic – Jennifer Fulwiler’s website
Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross – If you’re going to discuss three Catholic saints, these are the three, perhaps, most attractive to non-Catholics and non-Christians (as well as Catholics, perhaps?) at least from the last millennium.
Confessions – St Augustine
The Secret Room – Corrie Ten Boom – classic story of Christian witnessing through action (/ bravery) during WW2
Bonhoeffer – The Cost of Discipleship
Dostoyevsky – Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and the Idiot
Thanks for this Ed – really helpful