Living the faith.

Lately, I have found that my thoughts have frequently turned to how I am living the faith. I suspect that a great many men attend Sunday mass and leave their faith at the door when it is over. I know that I have done this. I suppose part of this is that there is such an opposition to Catholics and Christians in general. Our secular society does not want us to practice our faith openly, because faith is our "private" and "personal" beliefs. This isn't what we are called to do.
We aren't just supposed to believe, we are supposed to evangelize. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states this in paragraph 1816 - The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to it, and spread it: "All however must be prepared to confess Christ before men and to follow him along the way of the Cross, amidst the persecutions which the Church never lacks." Service of and witness to the faith are necessary for salvation: "So every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven."
Are we witnesses to our faith? Is that just one of the jobs the clergy is supposed to do? Do we hear the bible verses and the homily, receive Jesus, and then go back to our lives as if nothing has happened? We have priests on the TV, radio, and internet. They can bear witness to the faith better than we can. After all, they went to to school for that. This is one way of thinking, but it is not how it really should be. We are supposed to listen to the Bible verses and the priest's homily. We are supposed to receive Christ, and then WE are supposed to go out and evangelize. That is our job. We can do this. You don't NEED to go door to door to door to talk about Jesus. You don't NEED to shout it from the rooftops, although maybe we should be doing that... We can be a witness in little ways. When you go to a restaurant, even if it is McDonalds, say the blessing before the meal out loud. Say it so the people eating in the next booth can hear you. Help somebody out. Volunteer for some sort of service to your community. Maybe somebody you know is in the hospital. Bring them food. This stuff is easy to do.

John 13:35 - This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.