Evangelization
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Thursday, July 8th, 2010A new issue of Lay Witness means new online articles (and a new quiz!) too. Our Summer Vocation by Regis J. Flaherty “Our vocations require from us a daily commitment. Each and every day we have the opportunity and obligation to again say ‘yes’ to God and choose to embrace the vocation that He has [...]
Is modern man capable of the liturgical act?
Friday, June 25th, 2010That’s the question Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., asked (and answered) at the Liturgical Institute of the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Illinois, where he delivered the Hildebrand Distinguished Lecture. His talk was entitled “Glorify God by your life: evangelization and the renewal of the liturgy.” A couple excerpts… From early in [...]
Evangelization and the Holy Spirit
Friday, May 22nd, 2009In the course of working on the July/August issue of Lay Witness, which focuses on missions and evangelization, I turned to Pope Paul VI’s apostolic exhortation Evangelii Nuntiandi (On Evangelization in the Modern World). With Pentecost approaching, this passage seemed particularly appropriate (emphases and [comments] mine): Evangelization will never be possible without the action of [...]
Let’s Be Catholic
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Today’s Catholics are called to be leaven in the new millennium. This is a tremendous challenge, as the richness of our Catholic faith isn’t reducible to mere soundbytes, and timeless Christian wisdom is often portrayed today as simply one voice among many or as the “spin” of the religious right. This all points to the [...]
Something New Under the Son?
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008John Paul II devoted the last 20 years of his pontificate calling for a “new evangelization,” a call now taken up by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI. Yet I sometimes wonder how many people really understand what this “new evangelization” is all about. The glossary to the Catechism of the Catholic Church defines “evangelization” as [...]
Catechizing for Conversion
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008While the situation is improving, I still frequently hear about problems with catechesis along with complaints that many Catholics are ignorant of the faith. We rightly examine the various factors that contribute to this phenomenon, from defective catechetical materials to lackluster teaching and a lack of parental support. There seems to be plenty of blame to go around. While all of the [...]
Catechetically Speaking . . .
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008Today we begin at this blog a weekly series on the Church’s catechetical mission. As I noted last week, the inspiration for this series comes from the Holy Father himself, who desires that we bridge the gap between faith and the everyday lives of believers through sound catechetical formation. This series has to start somewhere, [...]
The Pope Being the Pope
Thursday, April 17th, 2008Amidst all the sophisticated commentary and speculation concerning what the Pope would say to his flock, I found the opening paragraph of the Pope’s homily at Nationals Stadium (after a few introductory remarks) absolutely refreshing: “In the exercise of my ministry as the Successor of Peter, I have come to America to confirm you, my brothers [...]
Salvation for the Jews
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Pope Benedict’s amazing itinerary this week includes a meeting tomorrow in Washington with 50 Jewish leaders as well as a visit to Park East Synagogue in New York on Friday. Certainly these opportunities for dialogue are important for the Church’s cordial yet delicate relationship with Judaism, especially in light of the recent controversy concerning the [...]
Upstaging St. Valentine
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Very few of us will walk up to someone today and greet him or her with the words, “Happy St. Cyril’s Day,” or even “Happy Cyril’s Day.” And surely no one will tell their sweetheart to “Be my Methodius.” And yet, today the universal Church commemorates Sts. Cyril and Methodius, not St. Valentine, notwithstanding the [...]
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