Missions
Seeing Miracles
Msgr. Kieran E. Harrington Comments Off on Seeing Miracles
St. Thomas Aquinas is said to have encountered Pope Innocent II and the pope remarked, “Thomas, look all around Rome; Peter can no longer say, ‘Silver and gold I have not!’” Thomas retorted, “Perhaps, your holiness, it is also why the pope can no longer say to the paralytic, ‘Rise, take up your mat and Read More
Promoting Church Missions
D.D. Emmons Comments Off on Promoting Church Missions
According to the documents of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the whole world, is the “greatest and holiest task” of the Church (cf. Ad Gentes, No. 29). This missionary responsibility has gone unchanged for 2,000 years; today, Christians constitute only about one-third of world religions, so the need Read More
Enhancing Missionary Identity
Bishop David J. Bonnar Comments Off on Enhancing Missionary Identity
Every October, we as a Church celebrate World Mission Sunday. It is an opportunity to reflect on, and do what we can to support, the missions. I remember as a child being taught about the missions. In our Catholic school we saw photos of the missions and engaged in many projects to help the missions Read More
The Power of Encounter
Msgr. Kieran E. Harrington Comments Off on The Power of Encounter
This year we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the conversion of St. Ignatius. It is curious that we neither commemorate the anniversary of his birth nor his death, profession, ordination or baptism. But this past May 20 we began a year-plus celebration of his encounter with Jesus Christ. This meeting would change Ignatius and the Read More
Preparing for Christmas as Missionary Disciples
Father Anthony J. Gittins Comments Off on Preparing for Christmas as Missionary Disciples
Liturgically, New Year’s Day is the first day of the season of Advent. Will it bring surprises, wonder, joy? Or have we been through this so often that we feel Advent is like a movie or play that we’ve seen holds no surprises anymore? We know the plot and we know the outcome, and unlike Read More
A Road Map for Forming Missionary Disciples
Father Luis Granados Comments Off on A Road Map for Forming Missionary Disciples
German author Father Romano Guardini depicted the transmission of faith with the image of a candle being lit from the flame of another candle. Christ came to ignite a fire on the earth (cf. Lk 12:49), and it is the greatest desire of every priest, catechist, parent and missionary disciple to set ablaze the hearts Read More