<\/a>One of the most popular aspects of my book\u00a0The New Evangelization and You: Be Not Afraid<\/a>\u00a0were the many sidebars about New Evangelizers in Action, stories of everyday Catholics doing their best to know, live, and share their faith. The original plan was for an entire bonus chapter of New Evangelizers, but unfortunately the page count exceeded the plan for the printers.<\/em><\/p>\n

So for the next few weeks, I’m going to share this great bonus content from\u00a0The New Evangelization and You: Be Not Afraid<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

New Evangelizers in Action: Cheryl Dickow<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>Cheryl Dickow has a passion for sharing the faith through the written word, not only as an author in her own right, but as a publisher of others, as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI began Bezalel Books to provide a forum for authors who did not have “names” or “connections” but who were, themselves, trying to respond to the new evangelization,\u201d says Cheryl.\u00a0 \u201cIt has been a real blessing to meet these men and women who simply want to be part of the body of Christ with their talents and gifts.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to trying to make inroads on a global scale, Cheryl also maintains focus on a local level through a number of volunteer positions including leading Bible study and teaching adult faith formation.<\/p>\n

Though she\u2019s engaged in education and writing, Cheryl still encounters several challenges in knowing her faith.<\/p>\n

\u201cI participated in a program titled \u2018Called and Gifted\u2019 and found out that my gifts were in areas of knowledge, teaching, writing and evangelization,\u201d she says. \u201cWhile that confirmed for me that I am where God wants me and can use me, I have found the biggest challenge to knowing my faith to be the limited time I have to take it all in. The older I get (I am currently 54) the more challenged I am to prioritize what I need to read, do and accomplish so that I can live fully for Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the New Evangelization, Cheryl has high hopes, especially \u201cthat Catholics who have platforms will be more willing to open doors for Catholics who don’t but who are still the body of Christ. There are so many people who have been given a passion and the gifts to accomplish something for Christ but need the help of their Catholic brothers and sisters whose own apostolates have been blessed by God–and maybe who have forgotten where their blessings come from and for what purpose they are to serve.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can visit Cheryl\u2019s website at www.bezalelbooks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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