Witness: Learning to Tell the Stories of Grace That Illumine Our Lives

Unlike many evangelical Christians, Catholics often find it difficult to tell their faith stories. Leonard DeLorenzo has taught thousands of teens and young adults to relate their moments of grace in a way that is compelling, convincing, and with seven guiding principles: * Tell it as a story * Begin with what happened * Express it in style * Modify it for your audience * Ensure there is sufficient closure * Embrace natural emotions and * Pray and practice DeLorenzo includes literary examples, conversion stories, and real-life accounts of grace told by young adults he’s worked with. Their stories are born out of battling an anxiety disorder, struggling with a loved one’s Alzheimer’s disease, dealing with the effects of alcoholism, learning from people with mental disabilities, and overcoming an eating disorder. DeLorenzo teaches us that by paying close attention to particular aspects of these stories, we can attune ourselves to the surprising and specific ways that grace moved through their experiences – as it does in our own.