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Pope Francis:
amid the crisis
of communal
commitment
From The Joy of the Gospel
(Evangelii gaudium) nn. 50-51
by Pope Francis
50. Before taking up some
basic questions related to the
work of evangelization, it may
be helpful to mention briefly the
context in which we all have to
live and work. Today, we
frequently hear of a “diagnostic
overload” which is not always
accompanied by improved and
actually applicable methods of
treatment. Nor would we be well
served by a purely sociological
analysis which would aim to
embrace all of reality by
employing an allegedly neutral
and clinical method.
Pauline.org
What I would like to propose is
something much more in the
line of an evangelical
discernment. It is the approach
of a missionary disciple, an
approach “nourished by the
light and strength of the Holy
Spirit”.
Steve Grange: Pauline org
51. It is not the task of the Pope to offer a detailed and
complete analysis of contemporary reality, but I do
exhort all the communities to an “ever watchful scrutiny
of the signs of the times”. This is in fact a grave
responsibility, since certain
present realities, unless
effectively dealt with, are
capable of setting off processes
of dehumanization which would
then be hard to reverse.
Pauline.org
We need to
distinguish
clearly what
might be a
fruit of the
kingdom from
what runs
counter to
God’s plan.
This involves
not only
recognizing and
discerning
spirits, but also
– and this is
decisive –
choosing
movements of
the spirit of
good and
rejecting those
of the spirit of
evil.
Pauline.org
I take for granted the
different analyses which
other documents of the
universal magisterium
have offered, as well as
those proposed by the
regional and national
conferences of bishops.
In this Exhortation I claim
only to consider briefly,
and from a pastoral
perspective, certain
factors which can restrain
or weaken the impulse of
missionary renewal in the
Church, either because
they threaten the life and
dignity of God’s people or
because they affect those
who are directly involved
in the Church’s
institutions and in her
work of evangelization.
http://bit.ly/18B5RDK
Pauline.org
For reflection & prayer
While respecting the competencies of both sociology and spirituality in
analyzing and healing the ills of our world, do I know how to approach them
in a spirit of faith in God, who wills only our good?
Lord, I pray for the spirit of discernment, that: leads me to know my and our
situation and seek wise, faith-filled advice, moves me readily to pray,
detaches my heart little by little from my own mindset and sinful tendencies
and attaches it to you, and helps me make a decision in trust and peace.

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Pope Francis: amid the crisis of communal commitment

  • 1. Pope Francis: amid the crisis of communal commitment From The Joy of the Gospel (Evangelii gaudium) nn. 50-51 by Pope Francis
  • 2. 50. Before taking up some basic questions related to the work of evangelization, it may be helpful to mention briefly the context in which we all have to live and work. Today, we frequently hear of a “diagnostic overload” which is not always accompanied by improved and actually applicable methods of treatment. Nor would we be well served by a purely sociological analysis which would aim to embrace all of reality by employing an allegedly neutral and clinical method. Pauline.org
  • 3. What I would like to propose is something much more in the line of an evangelical discernment. It is the approach of a missionary disciple, an approach “nourished by the light and strength of the Holy Spirit”. Steve Grange: Pauline org
  • 4. 51. It is not the task of the Pope to offer a detailed and complete analysis of contemporary reality, but I do exhort all the communities to an “ever watchful scrutiny of the signs of the times”. This is in fact a grave responsibility, since certain present realities, unless effectively dealt with, are capable of setting off processes of dehumanization which would then be hard to reverse. Pauline.org
  • 5. We need to distinguish clearly what might be a fruit of the kingdom from what runs counter to God’s plan. This involves not only recognizing and discerning spirits, but also – and this is decisive – choosing movements of the spirit of good and rejecting those of the spirit of evil. Pauline.org
  • 6. I take for granted the different analyses which other documents of the universal magisterium have offered, as well as those proposed by the regional and national conferences of bishops. In this Exhortation I claim only to consider briefly, and from a pastoral perspective, certain factors which can restrain or weaken the impulse of missionary renewal in the Church, either because they threaten the life and dignity of God’s people or because they affect those who are directly involved in the Church’s institutions and in her work of evangelization. http://bit.ly/18B5RDK Pauline.org
  • 7. For reflection & prayer While respecting the competencies of both sociology and spirituality in analyzing and healing the ills of our world, do I know how to approach them in a spirit of faith in God, who wills only our good? Lord, I pray for the spirit of discernment, that: leads me to know my and our situation and seek wise, faith-filled advice, moves me readily to pray, detaches my heart little by little from my own mindset and sinful tendencies and attaches it to you, and helps me make a decision in trust and peace.