In This Time of Mission

The Tidings – Archbishop José H. Gomez – May 17, 2013 On May 10, Archbishop Gomez received an honorary doctorate of Christian letters from Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. The University cited the Archbishop “for his fidelity to the Catholic Church, for being the voice of Hispanic Catholics in the United States, and for bringing [...]

Eternally Connected by the Bond of Love

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – May 12, 2013 Mary was there at the foot of the Cross when Jesus died, but when he was lifted up to heaven, 40 days after his Resurrection, the Bible does not record his mother as being physically present (Lk 24:51-52; Acts 1:1-11). One might think [...]

George Weigel says New Evangelization is Future of Catholicism

EWTN News – By Adelaide Darling – February 7, 2013 As the Catholic Church works to shape the culture in the 21st century, her members must embrace reality while fearlessly proclaiming the truth, said author George Weigel. “It is the same Church, the same Faith and above all the same Lord,” emphasized Weigel, a noted [...]

Bishop Praises Catholic Schools for Role in Evangelizing

Catholic News Agency – January 30, 2013 Washington D.C., Jan 30, 2013 (CNA) – In a statement commemorating Catholic Schools Week, Bishop Joseph P. McFadden of Harrisburg, Pa., lauded Catholic schools for helping evangelize the nation. “It is a challenging education in an atmosphere where Jesus Christ is the center,” the chair of the U.S. [...]

Priest Urges Catholics to Regain ‘Ardor’ for Risen Christ to Evangelize

Catholic News Service – January 17, 2013 SALT LAKE CITY (CNS) — To evangelize in today’s world, Catholics “need to recover their sense of ardor for Jesus risen from the dead,” a Chicago priest told attendees at the national Cathedral Ministry Conference in Salt Lake City. Father Robert Barron, a Chicago archdiocesan priest long involved [...]

A New Year’s Resolution in the Year of Faith

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – January 1, 2013 It is appropriate that this is the time when people make resolutions to improve themselves in the coming year because Mary Mother of God, whom we celebrate today, forever carries with her a new beginning, who is Christ the Lord. Most New Year’s [...]

Pope Benedict XVI: St. Stephen is a “Model for the New Evangelization”

Zenit – By Junno Arocho – December 27, 2012 Pontiff Calls on Faithful to Follow Example of First Martyr of the Faith Pope Benedict XVI addressed pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Holy Father’s Angelus message on the feast of St. Stephen. The feast falls on the day after Christmas and celebrates the [...]

Missionaries of the New Evangelization

L’Osservatore Romano – November 16, 2012 Papal Message for World Youth Day 2013 “Missionary commitment is an essential dimension of faith. We cannot be true believers if we do not evangelize”. Benedict XVI wrote this in the Message for the 28th World Youth Day to be held in Rio in July 2013. In view of [...]

Ecumenism in the Time of the New Evangelization

L’Osservatore Romano – November 15, 2012 Benedict XVI to the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity The “very close link that exists between the task of evangelization and overcoming the existing divisions between Christians” was highlighted by Benedict XVI in his address to the participants in the Plenary Assembly of the [...]

USCCB’s Strategic Plan Responds to Church’s Call for New Evangelization

Catholic News Service – November 13, 2012 BALTIMORE (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI’s call for a new evangelization will guide the work of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for the next four years under a strategic plan adopted during the bishops’ annual fall general assembly in Baltimore. Operating under the theme “Journey with Christ: [...]

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