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Saint Francis de Sales Quotes. Catholics Come Home. 47 Best Quotes From Pope Francis’ Cultural Manifesto. Pope Francis recently wrote an Evangelii Gaudium– an apostolic exhortations on the Church’s gospel mission in the modern world – for all clergy and lay people. Given the popularity of the pope, it is worth knowing the implications of this, in what has been called, a “cultural manifesto.” I have chosen some of the most digestible quotes for you all.
Please remember that context always matters and you can find the full document here. p.s. The great danger in today’s world, pervaded as it is by consumerism, is the desolation and anguish born of a complacent yet covetous heart, the feverish pursuit of frivolous pleasures, and a blunted conscience. There are Christians whose lives seem like Lent without Easter. Sometimes we are tempted to find excuses and complain, acting as if we could only be happy if a thousand conditions were met. We become fully human when we become more than human, when we let God bring us beyond ourselves in order to attain the fullest truth of our being. Popin' Ain't Easy: Evangelii Gaudium, Part One. One of my (many) resolutions for 2014 is to keep up with this blog on a more regular basis, which includes finishing off our series on Sacrosanctum Concilium and Our Favorite Popes.
On another point, though, we're going to go through Evangelii Gaudium. For no other reason, we pretty much have to from all the emails we've gotten about it. Just a note first. This will just be hitting some marks that have generated discussion for us. This document ranks right up with Caritas in Veritate and some of JPII's greatest hits in terms of long-windedness. Unfortunately, it's also very high on the confusion scale, so we're going to try and cover as many angles as possible. So let's begin: The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Sounds good. 2. This will not be the last time the Pope speaks of a world overrun by materialism and lacking in charity. 3. This kind of call to penance is more than worthwhile. 6. Is this true?
12. This is significant for what comes after. Discipleship In a Consumer World - Catholic Exchange. It is hard to live a Christian life in the modern world. But the main difficulty does not come from the overt enemies of the Church, or the issues on which the so-called “culture wars” turn. Of course, I acknowledge the threat from those who would usurp the Church’s freedom, and degrade cultural morality. In our everyday lives, however, such radicalism is not the main obstacle to discipleship. The difficulty of Christian life in our culture has more to do with a general atmosphere of indifference to truth, made worse by a culture of consumerism. Our challenge is to live faithfully in a society that tries to reduce everything – even God Himself – to the level of a lifestyle accessory. Pope Francis understands this problem. The Pope also speaks of the “tide of secularism”: a force that can “reduce the faith and the Church to the sphere of the private and personal,” by “completely rejecting the transcendent” in the realm of culture and public life.
How can I live without hypocrisy? Beyond Countercultural Catholicism - Catholic Exchange. Over the last three years, serving the Church professionally in various ways, I have heard a lot about the need for a “countercultural” Catholic witness. Clergy and lay leaders regularly stress certain ways in which our faith goes against the grain of popular culture, especially regarding secularization and certain moral issues. We have heard often about the “countercultural” nature of pro-life advocacy, authentic marriage, and sexual morality. Likewise, it is said that Christian belief itself – and orthodox Catholicism in particular – is countercultural, in an age of relativism and hyper-pluralism. There is some truth to this.
Peter Kreeft was onto something when he said religious orthodoxy was “the only possible rebellion left” in such an age. G.K. Chesterton spoke wisely when he described the man who “can defy the conventions … because he can keep the commandments.” On a practical level, too, the rhetoric of “tradition as counterculture” has its place. A lot is at stake here. Why not? Victoria Delany. Luc Delany. Gamification and Interval training – a winning combination - GamEffective. Evangelii Gaudium, Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis, 2013. The joy of the gospel [1] I. A joy ever new, a joy which is shared [2-8] II. The delightful and comforting joy of evangelizing [9-13] Eternal newness [11-13] III. The scope and limits of this Exhortation [16-18] I. Taking the first step, being involved and supportive, bearing fruit and rejoicing [24] II. An ecclesial renewal which cannot be deferred [27-33] III. IV. V. I. No to an economy of exclusion [53-54] No to the new idolatry of money [55-56] No to a financial system which rules rather than serves [57-58] No to the inequality which spawns violence [59-60] Some cultural challenges [61-67] Challenges to inculturating the faith [68-70] Challenges from urban cultures [71-75] II.
I. II. The liturgical context [137-138] A mother’s conversation [139-141] Words which set hearts on fire [142-144] III. IV. Kerygmatic and mystagogical catechesis [163-168] Personal accompaniment in processes of growth [169-173] Centred on the word of God [174-175] 1.