More on Adoration, Evangelization, and the Blogosphere

I posted this piece on Adoration and its impact on parish renewal and potential for the evangelization of non-Catholics on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Fr. Dwight Longenecker linked to this post on his Standing On My Head and added his experience of the impact of the Eucharist on a Baptist minister. (which one reader found somewhat hard to believe. )

Personal note: Apparently many Catholics do not realize that some non-Catholics and even some non-baptized people spontaneously feel the real presence of Christ when they are exposed to the Blessed Sacrament? They don't have to know anything about Church teaching on the subject to respond to the presence of Christ. It is why I am Catholic today and in the course of gifts interviews, I've heard the same story from a number of people.

When he was teaching Called & Gifted workshops with me, Fr. Michael Sweeney often told the story of a unbaptized college student who came to him and said she wanted to become Catholic. He asked her why she wanted to become Catholic. Did she have Catholic family, friends, had she been exposed to the Mass or reading Catholic books, etc. She answered "no". Then with trembling hands, she dragged him into the chapel and pointed to the Tabernacle. "I want that", she told him. She could feel the goodness eminating out of the tabernacle even though she had never been told Who was present.

"Well", said Fr. Michael, "you shall have that." and began her instruction.

Perhaps its time for a new motto:
The Presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament: it's not just for Catholics anymore!

But back to the power of St. Blog's:

By Thursday evening, a reader from Scotland had linked to us and blogged about his experiences of Adoration here.

And Amy Welborn gave it a one line mention on Friday afternoon here and such is the power of her lightest word that hundreds of people dropped by to read on Friday evening.

On Saturday morning, David Hartline has picked it up the story here.

I find the whole process of watching an idea spread around the internet fascinating. Especially since I have tried to raise the subject of the Blessed Sacrament and Evangelization several times before, both in print via our old dead tree newsletter and in live events. I never got any response. But if you get it in the right hands via blogdom, you just might get some response.

All hail the pajamadeen! Potential (if we do not forget ourselves and succumb to the dark side!) apostles of the Holy Spirit!