Category Archives: evangelization

At the end, a plea for intercession to Mary, recognizing our common ground. She, as a pilgrim to Elizabeth. And we, joining with her in that most human of experiences, the journey from shadows to light, drawing closer to God … Continue reading →

552. Let us thus recover our fervor of spirit. Let us preserve the delightful and comforting joy of evangelizing, even when it is in tears that we must sow. How timely a thought, that we are in a season of scandal … Continue reading →

We’ve heard this theme, the notion that some efforts of faith, especially that of evangelization, must be tackled on a continental scale. 551. This missionary awakening in the form of a Continental Mission, the fundamental lines of which have been … Continue reading →

Today, Pope Benedict’s message to the Aparecida bishops: 550. It is Pope Benedict XVI himself who has invited us to “a mission of evangelization capable of engaging all the vital energies present in this immense flock,” which is the people … Continue reading →

Stuck in our buildings, and in an era of Christian mediocrity, what shall we do? Believers are in need of the evangelical experience themselves. They are the first target: 549. In order to become a Church full of drive and … Continue reading →

A few themes are recalled here. First, the suggestion that the Church is mostly in a waiting phase. We have lost the impulse for evangelization. We no longer trust the message of the Gospel can sustain that first century effectiveness. … Continue reading →

We arrive at the conclusion of the Aparecida document. Over the next week, a final look at the 2007 conference which put evangelization in sharper focus for the bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean. The words of the Jerusalem … Continue reading →