Because of the «profound crisis of faith» in the world today (PF, 2), the Church is proposing not merely a continuationof the mission ad extra and ad intra but a renewal of the whole concept of
evangelisation so that it is addressed through an energetic dialogue with secular cultures.
Not exact matches
So, with pockets stuffed with tea lights and solemn yet excited prayers made with my
evangelisation partner, I set out into the neon glow of Soho Square, to invite people in.
There is little mention in the book of these movements and of the person - to - person
evangelisation which they are
so good at.
Only by proposing such a theological development can we realistically hope to emerge from our present problems, regain that unity of purpose which is
so urgently needed and which is a sign of the Spirit and renew the Church in preparation for a new
evangelisation of the world in the coming century.
Moreover, it impels the Church towards the new
evangelisation of people and cultures that the last two popes have
so strongly advocated, and that Pope Benedict now reaffirms: «Today too, there is a need for stronger ecclesial commitment to new
evangelisation in order to rediscover the joy of believing and the enthusiasm for communicating the faith.»
And just as the eclipse of God and the crisis of the family are linked,
so the new
evangelisation is inseparable from the Christian family.
All the same, there seems to be a reasonable hope that Cardinal Ouellet will now, having noticed (probably with the Holy Father's direct involvement) this country's needs, set himself to showing «how an episcopate can be reconfigured for the challenges of the new
evangelisation» here, too;
so it could be that in 10 years» time our Bishops» Conference will have a very different look about it.
And this great missionary zeal is evident in his first Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium: «I dream of a «missionary option», that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything,
so that the Church's customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channelled for the
evangelisation of today's world.»
So, perhaps this book should come with a health warning: «Read at your own risk; may induce moments of
evangelisation.»
A troubling question is why, when there has been
so much airing of views about the new
evangelisation leading up to Pope Benedict's Porta Fidei and the Synod, we have seen
so little actual fruit.
Generosity — of time, of gifts, of money, of energy — is also crucial, and
so is a commitment to
evangelisation.
... God
so clothes the grass of the field...» Matthew (6: 28 - 30) «In saying that the Church should take serious note of modern science in her catechesis and in her
evangelisation we are merely affirming that this improved observation should help to develop further our vision of reality.»
Soberly reflecting on the collapse of the Catholic missions after Vatican II, and the failure of the New
Evangelisation to recover the lost ground, he concludes that, while the faithful have often been reminded of the duty of evangelising, the motivation for
so doing has remained obscure.
So our work of
evangelisation now consists very largely in encouraging people to take a look at Magnificat and consider subscribing, or buying a subscription for a friend.
Evangelisation as context (cf EN 18) Three stages of
Evangelisation: • Initial proclamation, • Catechesis • On - going formation «
Evangelisation means the carrying forth of the Good News to every sector of the human race
so that by its strength it may enter into the hearts of men and renew the human race.
• Initial proclamation, • Catechesis • On - going formation «
Evangelisation means the carrying forth of the Good News to every sector of the human race
so that by its strength it may enter into the hearts of men and renew the human race.