Today we will conclude the series dedicated to apostolic zeal, in which we have allowed the Word of God to inspire us, to help nurture a passion for the proclamation of the Gospel.
In the last catecheses we saw that the proclamation of the Gospel is joy, it is for everyone, and it is addressed to today.
The last few times we saw that Christian proclamation is a joy, and it is for everyone; today we will see a third aspect: it is for today.
After having seen, last time, that the Christian proclamation is joy, today let us focus on a second aspect: it is for everyone, Christian proclamation is a joy for everyone.
During today's General Audience, Pope Francis reflected the evangelizing aspect of joy and how an encounter with Jesus always brings joy.
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For the last two weeks (part 1 and part 2) I’ve been trying to imagine what our world would be like had Jesus never been born. It’s easy to say that The Church would not exist or that we would have no Pope. There would be no priests, deacons, religious sisters or brothers, nor there […]
Liturgy, scriptures, creeds, prayers, art, and literature are important sources of Christology which answer in different ways the question: “Who is Jesus?”
Julia Paparella reflects on the story of Zacchaeus, the tax collector who climbed a tree in order to see Jesus, and what meaning it has for our own lives.