SmartCatholics puts a focus on thinking like a first-responder. We need to break that ‘bystander effect.’

We have a pretty good idea what it means to be Catholic. At least we hope. But what does it mean to be magnetic? Does it mean we need to take classes in charisma? Are we supposed to be influencers? Do we need to add more social activities to our calendar? Not at all....

If you were to meet me as a kid, you would have seen a tallish, scrawny kid with aviator glasses, and a head of hair like Fonzarella. Dork. In my free time, I would be in 2 places. Either reading books on top of the back shed, or writing novels in notebooks. The only...