COLLEGE PARK–Father Dave Dwyer, director of Busted Halo, shared some tips at the 2014 Eucharistic Congress on doing the work of the “new evangelization” starting with the individual.

• Focus on yourself: If you feel your spiritual life is too routine, experiment with something new. Attend daily Mass. Participate in Eucharistic adoration. Pray with a smartphone. Learn about your patron saint.
• In your family: Pray with your family and say grace before meals. Bless your children before bed. Do religious education homework together. Refocus time off to take a family pilgrimage, instead of a vacation.
• In a small faith community: Get to know others in your parish. Share faith experiences outside the scheduled events with a few people, regularly.
• In the parish: Join a new ministry. Pass your skills to other ministry members. Sponsor an RCIA candidate.
• In the wider community: Decorate your workspace with a religious icon. Wear parish apparel. Post faith messages on social media.

See bustedhalo.com, an online magazine.