Evangelization / Évangélisation

Conversion means accepting, by a personal decision, the saving sovereignty of Christ and becoming his disciple.

La conversion signifie accepter, par une décision personnelle, la souveraineté salvatrice du Christ et devenir son disciple.

Pocket New Testament - Pope Francis has repeatedly encouraged everyone to carry 
always in their pockets the Gospels and to read them daily -even in the ordinary moments of the day such as waiting in line or on the bus.

IDEAS HAVE CONSEQUENCES: THE PHILOSOPHER WHO SHAPED 2020 

Friends, I recently addressed the Knights of Malta about this convulsive time in our national history, demonstrated by the global pandemic, unstable politics, and outbursts of violence. But not many people understand the ideologies that stand behind the rioting and deep unrest that we see on our city streets. What I do in this brief presentation is to step back a bit from current events and explore four thinkers who have had a profound impact in shaping the world that we are confronting: Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Michel Foucault. Once we understand some of their most basic ideas, we will recognize their influence everywhere today. 

Not Dumbing down the Faith

Friends, at the Regional Congress 2.0 Teach event, I presented on the importance of not dumbing down the faith as we engage in religious education. Young people enjoy asking about and discussing the big questions, from God’s existence, to how to be a good and moral person, to the problem of suffering. A disconnect takes place when we meet these intellectual questions with watered-down catechesis. Instead, we must remember the central teachings of Christianity. We must present the fullness of truth, the reality of the Incarnation, and the good news of grace.

Calls into the Depths
(Naval Acadamy USA) 

I discussed three sailors from the Bible: the patriarch Noah, the prophet Jonah, and our Savior Jesus Christ.

Evangelizing is Priority One

Friends, I recently spoke to the Catholic educators of the Archdiocese of Vancouver on the importance of sharing the Gospel. We must convey the distinctiveness and demand of Christianity. We must proclaim the resurrection and lordship of Jesus. We must be evangelizers! (2021)

Bishop Barron

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Evangelize with Joy  
Le regard de Jésus 
A boy ask a question to the Holy Father 
Read Dante's
(Aleteia)

Pope Francis

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If you don't live the Faith - How do you pass it on 

Into the Breach Series by Knights of Columbus

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La spiritualité au Québec 

Par Évangélisation Québec

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Nous sommes tous ''une mission'' 

Par Église Catholic Yvelines

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What about the new evangelization 

by Archbishop Malcom McHanon

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Theology on Tap with Fr. Galea 

Archdiocese of Chicago

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Telling the story of God's Love 

by Fr. Mike Schmidz (Ascension Present)

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What is New Evangelization
(Going deeper) 

by Dr. Raph Martin (Shalom World) and looking at the definition of the mission (section 46) from Redemptoris Missio (JPII)

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A story of conversion to Catholicism and Vocation to Priesthood 

Fr John Boughton (former Naval Officer (Reserve USA) was born a protestant. He was studying to be a doctor when a friend gave him a book by Wayne Weible about the apparitions of Our Lady, Queen of Peace in Medjugorje. He worked for St. David’s Relief during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After his conversion to Catholicism, he began to discern a vocation to priesthood. Upon the advice of Fr Svetozar (Svet) Kraljevic he decided to join the Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR). He tells the story of how Medjugorje changed his life. (Fruits of Medjugorje)

NOTE:  Medjugorje is a place of peace and prayer where over 40 million people have visited the now popular Pilgrimage site. In 2018 Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Henryk Hoser the “Apostolic Visitor” to Medjugorje in steps to officially recognize Medjugorje as a sacred Catholic site. On May 13, 2019 the Holy See officially announced that Dioceses and Parishes throughout the world are officially authorized to organize Pilgrimages to Medjugorje.

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 Our Faith Defining Moments  

Catholic Conversion Story by Catholic Speakers Ken & Janelle (Catholic Minute)

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“Evangelization is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity,  She exists in order to evangelize.” Pope Paul VI, Evangelii Nuntiandi, 14 

"L’Eglise a le devoir d’annoncer toujours et partout l’Evangile de Jésus Christ."  Pape Benoît XVI, Ubicumque et Semper sur la nouvelle Évangélisation