Is Your Faith Too Safe? | Ep. 10
What could a simple invitation make possible in your community? Khalil Hattar talks with parish partners Allison Maciejewski and Danny Rising about taking small steps beyond comfort for Jesus. Allison explains how an idea in adoration became a team effort to run Alpha in a local coffee shop. Through meals, a video and small-group conversations, she describes strangers becoming comfortable enough to ask one another for prayer.
Danny recalls finding a home in the Church, going through OCIA and wanting his daughter to grow up with a foundation of faith. He also shares how he organized community prayer when troubling events left him feeling that people needed to come together. Their conversation returns to the habits behind these decisions: daily prayer, listening to people and talking an idea through with trusted friends. Boldness takes shape in the ordinary places where they already live and serve.
In this episode
- A team bringing Alpha into a local coffee shop
- Strangers becoming comfortable asking one another for prayer
- Danny’s conversion and hopes for his daughter’s faith
- Organizing prayer for the community
- Discerning an idea with trusted friends before acting
About the guests
Allison Maciejewski
Allison Maciejewski is introduced in this episode as a St. John the Evangelist parish partner who helped bring Alpha into a local coffee shop. She describes how an idea during Eucharistic adoration became a shared project with her Connect Group, creating a place for meals, conversation and prayer beyond the parish building.
Danny Rising
Danny Rising is introduced in this episode as a St. John the Evangelist parish partner. He recalls entering the Catholic Church through OCIA and wanting his daughter to grow up with a foundation of faith. His account includes practical parish service and bringing people together to pray for their community.
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