Now in his seventies, and retired from his lucrative business, Cacace could spend his days in Boca Raton, Florida playing golf, like most of his fellow retirees. He chooses instead to share his faith.

Taking a cue from Pope John Paul II's exhortation to evangelize, Vinnie has gone into the trenches, taking on prison inmates, atheists, former members of his church and just about anybody who'll listen to his message - which is Roman Catholicism as the authentic Christian church.

No Billie Graham, preaching to vast audiences, Cacace's evangelizing is personal. Show him a prospect and he'll be on that individual, using his vast knowledge of his faith to challenge what he insists are misconceptions about the Roman Catholic Church. It's a one-by-one process, and he allows nothing to deter him - not scorn, rabid anti-Catholicism, or just plain disinterest.

Surprisingly, his targets keep coming back for more, mainly because Cacace knows what he's talking about and goes about it in a gentle but determined manner that makes it impossible to resent his approach.

He's written a book "Loitering with Intent...My Adventures in Catholic Evangelization," spends hours every week preaching his gospel to willing listeners with more enthusiasm than he once exhibited in selling beer - an enthusiasm that made him a wealthy man and gave him the means to allow him to spend most of his waking hours spreading his message.

In recent years, Vinnie has been using a unique method to get his message across - a large chart showing every Pope from St. Peter to John Paul II and spreading the word of what he calls the "unique direct link" Catholics have to Jesus.

In a time when Pope John Paul II has emphasized the need for Catholic evangelization, Vinnie Cacace found the chart containing pictures of all the Popes from St. Peter to John Paul II to be a key to opening the eyes of both Catholics and non-Catholics.

"Only Catholics have a direct 2000 year link to Jesus," says Cacace, "and this chart shows it so clearly on one piece of paper."

Cacace first discovered the Pope chart at the Vatican bookstore, on vacation in 1969. The print featured a medallion-sized image of every Pope, from the current Pope, then Paul VI, back to St. Peter, along with biographical sketches. One glance highlighted two truths to Cacace; "First, that Jesus started the 2000 year succession of church leaders with Peter, and second, Jesus kept his promise that 'the gates of hell' would never overcome his church."

About ten years ago, Cacace began to actively evangelize, including working with a prison ministry; one-on-one counseling sessions with Catholics and non-Catholic prisoners. After talking over an inmate's concerns, Cacace shares his Catholic faith.

He tells them "there are two R's to knowing God: reason and revelation. While reason can tell us God exists, it can't give us the answers to the big questions of life: 'Does life have any meaning?' and 'What happens when we die?' For this, revelation from God is needed. Jesus revealed for us the answers to the big questions of life."

Cacace tells the inmates about how, as a teenager, he went to a party where they played a story telling game. It's the classic game of somebody relaying a story at one end of the room and by the time the story reaches the other end, it has completely changed. Cacace says, "Jesus did not want this to happen to his message."

He asks the inmates to open their Bible to Matt. 16:18, and read it aloud.  It's the passage where Jesus establishes his church on Peter and promises that the gates of hell will never overcome it. Cacace then says, "There are over 26,000 separate Christian denominations in the world. Jesus promised his church would always be here. Where can we find Jesus' church?" There is usually a blank stare.

Cacace then slowly unfolds his Pope chart and points to St. Peter and then down to the bottom to Pope John Paul II. He explains, "Pope John Paul II is the 263rd successor of Peter, and Peter 'got the job' from Jesus. This is the church Jesus established on Peter. This is the Catholic Church!" Cacace says typical responses include, "Wow! I can't believe what I'm seeing!" or "Where can I get one?" One of  Cacace's favorite responses was from a 26-year old inmate, "There really is a God!!!"

Ann Voit, an elementary grade school teacher at his Parish school, told Cacace that she asked her students if they knew the connection between St. Peter and Pope John Paul II. Nobody knew. She left the room for a moment and returned with a framed Pope chart. When she showed and explained it to them, she said they really got excited. She mentioned that there was one hung in their corridor. Later, she saw some of her students huddled around the chart in the corridor showing their friends.

Cacace was so convinced of the chart's value that he personally contacted all 51 Parishes in his Palm Beach Diocese. There was a very positive response from a majority of parishes. In his own parish, framed copies  are displayed on easels at the church entrances as well as hung in the school corridors and
the church library.

Demand for the chart began to overwhelm Cacace. After an article by Tom Tracy, a writer for the Florida Catholic, was picked up by the National Catholic wire service, "my phone began ringing off the hook." To help out, his grandson developed www.popechart.com where information on Cacace and the Pope chart can be found.

Cacace enjoys sharing his faith with others. He has authored a book, "Loitering with Intent," where he tells of his many experiences with people of all faiths while evangelizing and how he uses the Pope chart. It contains a wealth of Catholic teaching in an interesting and compelling way.

At the start of the third Millennium for the Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II has spoken about the need for Catholic evangelization. Cacace's direct approach appears very timely and is refreshing. "Sometimes, it is the simple things that can make it click for folks," says Cacace.