Presentation for Charismatic young adult retreat held Friday May 12, 2017 at Malvern Retreat House

1. Y O U N G A D U L T R E T R E A T
M A L V E R N R E T R E A T H O U S E
M A Y 1 2 , 2 0 1 7
Changing Water Into Wine
Becoming the Person God Created You To Be

2. Lord Jesus Christ,
We thank you for having called us together here.
We offer you what we are about to undertake,
everything we think, do and experience
during these coming days in your honor.
We also offer you the fatigue of this week,
and from the various events of this day,
because this – too - is our “daily bread.”
Grant that we may begin this retreat
with a spirit of hope and anticipation
That you will feed our hearts and souls in the days ahead...
in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

3. A Current View of the Catholic Church
From The NEXT Christians
by Gabe Lyons

4. Current View of the Church
Interaction
with Current
Culture
Separatist Restorers Cultural

5. Current View of the Church
Interaction
with Current
Culture
SEPARATIST
Insiders
Cultural
Warriors
Evangelizers

6. Current View of the Church
Interaction with
Current Culture
CULTURAL
Blenders
Philanthropists

7. Current View of the Church
Interaction
with Current
Culture
RESTORERS

8. Current View of the Church
CHANNELS
OF
CULTURAL
INFULENCE
Media
Education
Arts &
Environment
Business
Government
Social
Outreach
Church

9. The Catholic Church and the
New Evangelization
CHURCHMedia
Education
Arts &
Environment
Business
Government
Social
Outreach
Culture

10. A New Emphasis
 BIG PICTURE - You, The Church & The New Evangelization:
 New paradigms !
 Sacred vs. Secular
 Office vs. Talent vs. Charism
 Call & Mission & The “Affirmative Way”
 Spiritual Discernment Tools

11. Pathways
Why is this
important
(especially in the parish?)

12. SECULAR VS. SACRED
CHALLENGES OF THE
NEW EVANGELIZATION

13. SACRED VS. SECULAR
 Church: The place we went to:
 Hide from the world
 Rest from the world
 Problem: When “secular” (area of the laity) is seen
in opposition to the world.

14. New Evangelization Challenges Us
 To see ourselves in a new light
 To see the Church in a new light
 To see the world in a new light

15. SACRED VS. SECULAR
 John Paul II:
 “Secular” is theological term
 The place to where we are sent
 Locus where we achieve holiness
 Laity possess “secular character” (cf charism)

16. VATICAN II
 Changed view of the laity:
 From being simply consumers…
 Merely receive the spiritual gifts of the Church
 “Pray, Pay and Obey”
 “Meet my friend Sherri. She’s not ordained.”
 (…with no context i.t.o. her as disciple/apostle)
 …To disciples AND apostles (people who are sent)

17. VATICAN II
 If sent, you need to know:
 Where you are sent.
 To whom you are sent
 What to do once you get there.
But here’s this issue …

18. NEW EVANGELIZATION
 Paradigms are shifting:
 In terms of Church Paradigm:
 Not just the parish area…
 From model where campus, rectory, convent, etc…
support the church building and the school..
 Moving into the home, workplace, university, entertainment
centers …

19. NEW EVANGELIZATION
 In terms of Personal Paradigm:
 From street corner, testimonial, Bible thumping
 To Pope John Paul II’s “New Humanism.”
 Exactly what you are, who you are, what you do naturally ,
what you do well, where you are.
 Bringing Christ to others in a redemptive way.
 Confer Gabe Lyons, “Next Christians.”

20. AM I REALLY ALLOWED TO DO THIS ?
OFFICE VS. CHARISM

21. OFFICE = 3 Components:
Authority
Power
Jurisdiction

22. AUTHORITY
 Ability to act:
 In the place of Jesus or..
 In the place of the Church
 Priest by nature of Sacrament
of Ordination

 Laity by nature of Sacrament
of Baptism

23. POWER
 Practical ability to do something and get something done.
 To do the job for which you have been sent.

24. JURISDICTION
 A setting, occasion, arena or an area of life…
 ..in which power and authority are exercised.
 Example:
 Parents (not the Archbishop) have jurisdiction over the
household.
 Pastor (not the parents) has jurisdiction over the parish.
 Principal (not the Pastor) has jurisdiction over the school.

25. LAY JURISDICTION
Temporary or Permanent?
 Examples:
 Parents’ jurisdiction over
their children (permanent).
 Counseling a friend about a
relationship, job or vocation
(temporary).

26. “OFFICIAL” LAY JURISDICTION
 Vatican II and reform of Canon Law
 First half of new Code talks about laity:
 Rights
 Responsibilities
 Duties
 Obligations
 Jurisdiction
 Mandate to Act

27. LAY JURISDICTION
 Let’s say…someone seeks Christ in some way.
 Your call to act is NOT VAGUE. It is specific!
 You have been chosen, called and sent:
 To that particular person/group,
 In a particular situation/moment,
 With your particular charism(s),
 For a particular mission. See shameless self-
serving promotion

28. LAY JURISDICTION
 If you do NOT act,
 The person may be lost or,
 May have lost the opportunity to encounter Jesus
in that particular moment.

29. THUS LAITY HAVE OFFICIALLY
BEEN GIVEN AN OFFICE
BY THE CHURCH!
“OFFICIAL” LAY
JURISDICTION

30. CONSECRATION AND MISSION
 From Yves Congar, O.P.
 With Baptism,
 You have been consecrated (“set apart”)
 For something or for someone.

31. The “Affirmative Way”
 ALL Catholics are consecrated for mission.
 Catholics find themselves in the world,
 Directed towards and for the world,
 And achieve holiness within the world.
 Spiritual transformation..
 In the midst of loving the world,
 ..and being in the midst of the world.

32. The “Affirmative Way”
 The world is the “agent” of your holiness.
 Bishops and priests provide the tradition
 Narrow focus
 The laity take it, and apply it in the world
 Broad focus
 From Catherine of Siena to Palestrina.

33. The “Affirmative Way”
 St. Francis of Xavier on the shores of Japan
 Had a mission, a mandate…
 Didn’t have a CLUE on what to do.
 Takes vision, creativity and imagination.
 A LONG WAY from “pray, pay and obey.”

34. WE WILL NOT CHANGE THE
STRUCTURES OF SOCIETY ACCORDING
TO SOME PRESCRIBED BLUEPRINT.
The “Affirmative Way”

35. THIS IS NOT
A USER FRIENDLY WORLD VIEW
The “Affirmative Way”

36. BUT IT IS
A SCRIPTURAL WORLD VIEW
The “Affirmative Way”

37. Y O U N G A D U L T R E T R E A T
M A L V E R N R E T R E A T H O U S E
M A Y 1 2 , 2 0 1 7
E N D O F P R E S E N T A T I O N
Changing Water Into Wine
Becoming the Person God Created You To Be