Christianity is spread by the Holy Spirit. St. Paul said, “My message and my proclamation were not with persuasive (words of) wisdom, but with a demonstration of spirit and power” (1 Cor 2:4). We do the faith more harm than good if we seem intent only on crushing opponents in arguments. Besides, arguments are useless when emotion is aroused.
We can do many things to spread the faith. Listen respectfully to others who ask about our faith. Explain beliefs and practices of the faith to those who ask. If you are full of the faith, you will unconsciously and automatically apply it lovingly to all situations. You will thus be preaching the Gospel without being preachy.
—from St. Anthony Messenger’s “Live Like Francis: That All May Be One“
by Leonard Foley
