The document discusses the Pauline approach to evangelization through communication. It begins by quoting scripture about bringing the gospel to all creation. It then discusses the need for a "new evangelization" using modern means of communication to reach more people. The founder of the Pauline Family, Blessed Alberione, embraced new media like film and radio to spread the faith. Paulines are called to be "new apostles" using the printing press, film, and other tools as their "pulpit". Their mission is to communicate Christ as the Way, Truth and Life to all people through media in the modern world.
Source:
The religious experience of Saint Vincent de Paul
José María Román, C.M. • Third Asian Vincentian Institute
(Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006).
Images: Depaul Image Acrhive
Source:
The religious experience of Saint Vincent de Paul
José María Román, C.M. • Third Asian Vincentian Institute
(Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006).
Images: Depaul Image Acrhive
The third reason for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church: his style of living his vocation. Based on the article The religious experience of saint Vincent de Paul by José María Román, C.M.. • Third Asian Vincentian Institute (Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006).
Our beloved Bishop, Brother Itse Enonuya admonished and encouraged the congregation to grow her interest in the work of evangelism.
He asked this key question: What makes an evangelistic congregation?
In Summary:
1. An evangelistic congregation is one committed to pleasing their Lord,
2. An evangelistic congregation is one that is committed to a spiritual relationship with Jehovah God.
3. An evangelistic congregation is one that is completely committed to the concept of reaching out to the lost.
4. An evangelistic congregation is one that is balanced in reaching out to the lost.
From www.evangelismcoach.org Presentation given for the Evangelism Dunamis about the role of the Holy Spirit in Evangelism. How can we see the Holy Spirit bringing a person to Faith in Christ and empowering witnesses to share their faith.
The third reason for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church: his style of living his vocation. Based on the article The religious experience of saint Vincent de Paul by José María Román, C.M.. • Third Asian Vincentian Institute (Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006).
Our beloved Bishop, Brother Itse Enonuya admonished and encouraged the congregation to grow her interest in the work of evangelism.
He asked this key question: What makes an evangelistic congregation?
In Summary:
1. An evangelistic congregation is one committed to pleasing their Lord,
2. An evangelistic congregation is one that is committed to a spiritual relationship with Jehovah God.
3. An evangelistic congregation is one that is completely committed to the concept of reaching out to the lost.
4. An evangelistic congregation is one that is balanced in reaching out to the lost.
From www.evangelismcoach.org Presentation given for the Evangelism Dunamis about the role of the Holy Spirit in Evangelism. How can we see the Holy Spirit bringing a person to Faith in Christ and empowering witnesses to share their faith.
Catholic Schools: Centers of the New EvangelizationJonathan Sullivan
My presentation from the 2014 National Catholic Educational Association Convention and Expo:
For fifty years the Church has exhorted the faithful to engage in a “new evangelization.” The call to be missionaries is especially relevant for Catholic schools where young people are formed as disciples of Christ. This presentation for Catholic school teachers and administrators helps focus their work in the context of the New Evangelization. Participants will gain an understanding of the New Evangelization and learn steps for integrating it into the classroom and school community.
Pope Francis and The Joy of the Gospel: Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii GaudiumEnrique Soros
The doctrine, the principles of the Church, don't change, but since the world changes constantly, the Church must find pastoral ways to reach out to the world accordingly.
Are we open to the signs of the time?
Are we open to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit?
The Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis presents to us a giant challenge: embracing all human beings, to bring them closer to the redemption of Jesus Christ.
The author of this power point, Enrique Soros, offers presentations of this work at institutions.
This presentation may be downloaded for free.
Changes are not authorized without consent of the author.
This power point may be sent for free by email in its primary version, which keeps animations and characteristics of the original show. They are not active on this web page.. You may request it to e@schoenstatt.biz.
About the author:
Enrique Soros is Argentinean and lives for 17 years in Washington, D.C. He is a member of CLAdeES, Latin American Center for Evangelization, institution that with CELAM, Latin American Bishops Council, offers several web courses, among them, one on the Apostolic Letter The Joy of the Gospel. Enrique is responsible for this course in the United States.
He is Press Liaison between CELAM and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, he coordinates the digital project of CELAM Migrantes Hoy www.migranteshoy.celam.org and works with other CELAM projects.
He is the author of the book Conquering all Hearts and as a journalist he contributes articles to several international news agencies, like Zenit, AICA, Catholic.net and Aleteia.
He is a member of the Informatic Network for the Church in Latin America, a joint project of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and CELAM and of Press People Club. He is Vice-chair of the Association of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities in the Archdiocese of Washington.
Enrique belongs to the Schoenstatt Movement, coordinates the International Schoenstatt Communicators Association, is a member of the Washington Archdiocesan Catechetical Leaders Association, and works in several mission and pastoral projects in the United States and Latin America.
Enrique's email address is: e@schoenstatt.biz
Be Christ for Others: Becoming Cultural Mystics - Las Vegas Conference.pdfSr Nancy Usselmann
How can we integrate our faith within a media culture? By becoming mystics! Through theological reflection and critical engagement we can discover the needs of humanity present in the art of pop culture. To become inculturated evangelizers today, we are called to develop our sacramental imaginations by taking a sacred look on what is expressed in the culture about humanity’s longing for the supernatural, for God! Only then can we propose Christ as the ultimate desire of our hearts.
This historical survey begins with the initial inspiration of Blessed James Alberione for the Pauline Mission and Spirituality. It covers events in the world and church that inspired him as the vocation and the mission of the laity came into focus in the Pauline Family and the Church.
Lay Vocation and Mission: Rerum Novarum to Evangelii Gaudium & Blessed AlberioneSr Margaret Kerry
Shown during the 2014 gathering of Pauline sisters this PowerPoint presents some of the Church documents that influenced Blessed James Alberione in his founding of the lay Association of Pauline Cooperators. It also shows the history of the development of the lay vocation & mission in the Catholic Church and the renewed ecclesiology of Vatican II and post-Vatican II studies.
Blessed James Alberione attended the sessions of Vatican II He was perspicacious in regard to some of the documents in his founding of a religious family of institutes.
A program presented to Religious Educators to promote creating media in the classroom. Videos were inserted into the program and may not show up on Slideshare.
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
strengthen your personal intention to open each chakra more fully. These are designed
to draw forth the highest benefit for your spiritual growth.
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
Exploring the Mindfulness Understanding Its Benefits.pptxMartaLoveguard
Slide 1: Title: Exploring the Mindfulness: Understanding Its Benefits
Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
Mindfulness, defined as the conscious, non-judgmental observation of the present moment, has deep roots in Buddhist meditation practice but has gained significant popularity in the Western world in recent years. In today's society, filled with distractions and constant stimuli, mindfulness offers a valuable tool for regaining inner peace and reconnecting with our true selves. By cultivating mindfulness, we can develop a heightened awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and surroundings, leading to a greater sense of clarity and presence in our daily lives.
Slide 3: Benefits of Mindfulness for Mental Well-being
Practicing mindfulness can help reduce stress and anxiety levels, improving overall quality of life.
Mindfulness increases awareness of our emotions and teaches us to manage them better, leading to improved mood.
Regular mindfulness practice can improve our ability to concentrate and focus our attention on the present moment.
Slide 4: Benefits of Mindfulness for Physical Health
Research has shown that practicing mindfulness can contribute to lowering blood pressure, which is beneficial for heart health.
Regular meditation and mindfulness practice can strengthen the immune system, aiding the body in fighting infections.
Mindfulness may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity by reducing stress and improving overall lifestyle habits.
Slide 5: Impact of Mindfulness on Relationships
Mindfulness can help us better understand others and improve communication, leading to healthier relationships.
By focusing on the present moment and being fully attentive, mindfulness helps build stronger and more authentic connections with others.
Mindfulness teaches us how to be present for others in difficult times, leading to increased compassion and understanding.
Slide 6: Mindfulness Techniques and Practices
Focusing on the breath and mindful breathing can be a simple way to enter a state of mindfulness.
Body scan meditation involves focusing on different parts of the body, paying attention to any sensations and feelings.
Practicing mindful walking and eating involves consciously focusing on each step or bite, with full attention to sensory experiences.
Slide 7: Incorporating Mindfulness into Daily Life
You can practice mindfulness in everyday activities such as washing dishes or taking a walk in the park.
Adding mindfulness practice to daily routines can help increase awareness and presence.
Mindfulness helps us become more aware of our needs and better manage our time, leading to balance and harmony in life.
Slide 8: Summary: Embracing Mindfulness for Full Living
Mindfulness can bring numerous benefits for physical and mental health.
Regular mindfulness practice can help achieve a fuller and more satisfying life.
Mindfulness has the power to change our perspective and way of perceiving the world, leading to deeper se
2 Peter 3: Because some scriptures are hard to understand and some will force them to say things God never intended, Peter warns us to take care.
https://youtu.be/nV4kGHFsEHw
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
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The Good News, newsletter for June 2024 is hereNoHo FUMC
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Why is this So? ~ Do Seek to KNOW (English & Chinese).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma teaching of Kamma-Vipaka (Intentional Actions-Ripening Effects).
A Presentation for developing morality, concentration and wisdom and to spur us to practice the Dhamma diligently.
The texts are in English and Chinese.
2. The Book of Psalms: Recognition of the kingship and sovereignty of God
Evangelization and Discipleship for Paulines
1. Charismatic Aspects of
Communication in Pauline
Evangelization
Go into theGo into the
whole world andwhole world and
bring the gospelbring the gospel
to all creation.to all creation.
II
am with you.am with you.
2. Evangelization
… any processes or actions that
Awaken or nurture the faith
Build the Church, the Body of Christ
Transform the world in Christ
3. Pope John Paul II invited the church to
take a
giant step forward
He called for a newnew
evangelizationevangelization,
new in methods,
new in expression,
new in ardor.
Blessed Alberione
founded the Pauline
Family on this same
inspiration …
4. ““Be apostles ofBe apostles of todaytoday, use, use
the means ofthe means of todaytoday thethe
new meansnew means of apostolate.”of apostolate.”
Blessed Alberione felt that in
the newnew century generous
people would experience
what he was feeling.
5. Pauline Spirituality
The apostle of the media
is formed through
a spiritual life in
order to
transmit the gospel
to others.
In the Pauline spirituality,
Father Alberione offered
"The whole Christ, Way,Christ, Way,
Truth and LifeTruth and Life for the
whole person, mind, will
and heart."
6. Mary, Queen of ApostlesMary, Queen of Apostles
as the model of faith and
love who leads all to Jesus
Master, and
forms us for the mission of
communicating God's
Word to the world.
St. Paul, the ApostleSt. Paul, the Apostle
who lived in intimacy with
Christ and spent his energy
and his life to proclaim the
Good News to all peoples.
7. Pauline prayer is nourished
at the living fonts of the
Word of God and theWord of God and the
EucharistEucharist.
Pauline prayer is
characterized by the daily
Hour of AdorationHour of Adoration before
the Blessed Sacrament.
8. Pauline Charism…
The foundation of the Pauline Spirituality
and evangelization is
Human
Christian
Religious
Pauline
Holiness “For me to live is Christ”“For me to live is Christ” St Paul
9. For me to live is Christ
Paul living today is Christ living today
10. “Come to me all of you…”
The apostolate of the
press is understood
as a new formnew form of
preaching.
Paulines are called
to be
new apostlesnew apostles;
new missionaries.new missionaries.
11. "The machine, the
microphone, the
screen are our pulpit.
The printing plant, the
production, projection,
and broadcasting
studios are our
Church."
12. Speak of All in a Christian Way
Reach everyone, especially those who
have never heard the gospel
As Paul we are compelled to preach the
gospel to everyone
Reach the general public and those who
influence others
13. Bring God to people, bring people to God
Alberione quickly adopted
new media languages.
This new evangelization
took advantage of the
“swiftest and most rapid
means” to reach the
greatest number of
people.
17. According to John Paul II,
…consumerism is one of several problems,
indeed dangers, emerging within the more
advanced economies of Western culture.
…deeper aspirations
remain unsatisfied
and perhaps even
stifled.
18. Descriptions of Consumerism
the empty interior,
the broken relationship,
the craving for things,
the degradation of injustice,
the flight from the wounded,
contemporary self as empty, de-centered,
displaced, and uprooted,
a self that turns to channel surfing and the mall
for new images, gratification, and even a
sense of oneself.
19. Consumerism
…plays on the feelings of malaise,
alienation, and discontent. These
negative feelings are then used with
the promise that products and services
will satisfy the
heart’s longing.
20. Christian are called to create alternative
practices that open up a different kind of
economic space – the space marked by
the body of Christ.
The economy of
giving. Eucharist
does not begin
with scarcity but
with one who
came that we may
have life and have
it abundantly.
22. Called to…
incarnate Christ the
Divine Master,
Way, the Truth
and Life, in
the culture
created by
communications
media.
23. for Blessed Alberione and Paulines…
…communication is
not a simple
aid to
evangelization,
but an original
way of
preaching,
that reaches the
masses which are
far away from the
parishes.
24. Pauline Apostles
The apostle of the media of
communication is another
Jesus Christ who echoes and
amplifies to people of every
age and place what Jesus
preached and taught on
earth.
25. For Alberione
it is Christ who asks the
questions, challenging
the world to look at the
deepest hopes and
needs, and whether it is
seeking what will truly
make it happy.
26. Post Modern Culture
"Since the very evangelizationevangelization of modern
culture depends to a large extent on the
influence of mediainfluence of media, it is not enough simply
to spread the Christian message and the
Church’s authentic teaching. It is
necessary to integrate that message intointegrate that message into
the ‘new culture’the ‘new culture’ created by modern
communications"
Pope John Paul II (Redemptoris Missio, n. 37).
27. Good news in the news…
Praying world events with the gospel
28. Gift of Vocation
• Publishing House of God
• Publishing House of the Church
• Bread broken and shared
• Way, truth and life for humanity
29. You will be my witnesses
If witnessing is the way
disciples
communicate Christ
as Master, Way, Truth
and Life in a
postmodern world,
religious life offers a
possibility of witness
that is of its very
nature a radical form
of Christian life.
Fr Silvio Sassi, Superior General
30. ConsecratedConsecrated
Religious have a special importance in regard to that
form of witness which is a primary element of
evangelization. This silent witness of poverty, of
detachment from the things of this world, of
chastity, pure innocence of life, and voluntary
obedience…
Pope Paul VI, On Evangelization
31. Liberty to captives…
For Paulines the liberation of
the victims of oppression and
injustice must include
liberation also from the subtle
manipulations media use to
exert upon the very hearts
and minds of people.
32. Sacrament of encounter
To evangelize is to communicate. Our mission
is a sacramental mission – a sacrament of
the encounter with Christ.
Fr. Silvio Sassi
33. Publishing House of God
Writing, creating, direct
evangelization,
praying - in whatever
environment we find
ourselves living and
working we are all part
of the one Publishing
House, the Publishing
House of God.
34. We undertake
a mission
We are not
owners of the mission.
St Paul tells us we are
servants. The initiative for
the mission is not ours but
God’s given through Christ
Jesus, according to
charism entrusted to us.
35. The mission: communicating with the media…
• TRUTH
enlightening the Mind
• WAY
conversion to God
• LIFE
divine life in the
sacraments
Pauline Charism: reflects the spiritual values and vision of Father James Alberione. In the Pauline spirituality, Father Alberione offered an integrated vision of Christ and the human person: "The whole Christ, Way, Truth and Life for the whole person, mind, will and heart." The unifying center of our lives is Jesus Christ the Master who invites us to become one with him in love. In Jesus Master every human heart finds complete fulfillment.
Fr. Alberione rooted the Pauline spirituality in the life and teaching of St. Paul, the apostle who lived in intimacy with Christ and spent his energy and his life to proclaim the Good News to all peoples. St. Paul's spirit of love for Jesus Master, of energy for the kingdom, of thanksgiving and of tireless dedication inspire every Pauline with the same sentiments.
The presence of Mary, Queen of Apostles, in the life of the Paulines inspires the same total availability to God that was Mary's lifelong attitude. Mary is the model of faith and love who leads all to Jesus Master, and forms us for the mission of communicating God's Word to the world.
Pauline prayer is nourished at the living fonts of the Word of God and the Eucharist. It is from here that the Paulines derive the strength needed to spend their lives seeking holiness of life in the service of the Gospel. As Father Alberione put it, speaking to the Daughters: Paulines are to "... live in the Eucharist, in the reading of the Gospel, in the contemplation of the examples of Jesus Master."
Pauline prayer is characterized by the daily Hour of Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. In fact, Alberione's inspiration to begin the Pauline Family of congregations and institutes was the fruit of his own Eucharistic prayer.
Words and the whole art of communication cannot reach the human person to such depths as the gospel must reach. All methods are empty without the foundation of prayer.”
Cardinal Ratzinger on the New Evangelization
The modern self is left with a radical dissatisfaction because the more one possesses, the more one wants, while deeper aspirations remain unsatisfied and perhaps even stifled.
Hence, consumerism is contrary to the order of truth and good proper to the human person.
Traditional wisdom and the Christian faith has taught that our highest love should be for God; that from this, should flow love for our neighbor; and, that from both of these, flows a responsibility to use properly the material goods of the earth.
In contrast, consumerism inverts this hierarchy. Instead of loving people and using things, consumerism advocates, often quite subtly, that we should love things and use people,
Being Consumed wm t cavanagh
“A good part of today’s world suffers from a shortage of bread. There is a far greater shortage of the spiritual bread brought by Jesus. ‘I am the Bread of Life,’ he said. Countless people live complexly unaware of their destiny. They have no other thought than the present. Yet in a short time, death brings them to eternity. There are few to prepare them with this bread. “There is no one to break it for them.” They die of hunger without truly understanding their hunger. Jesus is Bread/Truth.
…meet the suffering, needs, material poverty, and above all the spiritual poverty of so many of our contemporaries.” Pope Benedict XVI 2008
What makes this questioning even more urgent is the fact that communication technology has worked its way into the very psyche of the human being to the point that the media are no longer to be regarded simply as instruments external to the person which he or she can manipulate without being changed from within. The media have thus given rise to what can truly be called “a culture.” This culture by now is global, though the concrete expressions and spheres of influence may vary from place to place. Sassi has already described some dangers of such a culture in the passages quoted above: the increased temptation to center on one’s autonomy, one’s power to choose from a seemingly unlimited range of life directions and values. There tends to be a leveling of these very values, none of which is seen as objectively more significant than others.
The specific identity and therefore the mission of the Daughters of St. Paul is precisely to insert themselves within the technological world of communication and probe its conscience with Christ’s own questions regarding the ultimate meaning and values of life.
Our media culture invites us to put all that we do in context. Text is the means. Context is how we place the means in a framework and how we prepare the environment to tell the whole story of faith – so that the transforming gospel reaches the whole person, mind, will and heart.
As Paulines our context includes the place we meet people, how we prepare to meet people, how we present the message to people, and most of all, who we are. Not only do we provide hope through our publications and media (text) we especially provide hope through our very lives and through the framework of our encounter (context).
What is needed is witnessing, says Sassi, the type of witnessing that sustains the message with the example of one’s own dedication to an alternative, other-centered power. The more radical and counter-cultural the witnessing, the more effective it becomes. Apostles of communication do have to inculturate themselves in media culture, but paradoxically, they are also to challenge with their very lives whatever in that culture is opposed to the Gospel that they proclaim.
Christianity is a new life; it takes a person and makes him whole. Alberione – Notes on Pastoral Theology
Religious … find in their own lives consecrated to God an instrument of special excellence for effective evangelization… they are the living expression of the Church’s aspiration to respond to the more exigent demands of the beatitudes.
By their manner of life they constitute a symbol of total dedication to the service of God, of the Church and of their fellow men. Accordingly, religious have a special importance in regard to that form of witness which … is a primary element of evangelization. This silent witness of poverty, of detachment from the things of this world, of chastity, pure innocence of life, and voluntary obedience, as well as offering a challenge to the world and to the Church herself, constitutes an excellent form of preaching which can influence even non-Christians…(EN 69).
On Evangelization, Paul VI
The answer to this dilemma is to be found within the parameters of the mission to which Paulines have pledged their lives. The liberation of the victims of oppression and injustice must include liberation also from the subtle manipulations media are used to exert upon the very hearts and minds of people. The distortions of truth, the creation of false needs, the deceptive lure of materialistic goals as the ultimate meaning of life and human fulfillment can be fertile ground for oppression and enslavement as much as the more obvious forms of injustice. Paulines are committed to address this issue by raising the consciousness of people to the need for a critical stance against the camouflaged attacks upon their human integrity waged through the media.
Pastoral means going out – going toward
Invite the young to our mission: here you can express your faith through movies, photos, television, movies, etc.
Communication is a social process and a medium – not a process in itself.
Compare the consumer approach to marketing/diffusion. Postmodernism realizes that the more you consume the more you need to consume. There is a tendency to “live for today,” rely on personal experiences and individualism. There is a tension between God and consumerism. From 1900 to 2000 we lived capitalism and socialism – the producer and the consumer. By 2001 the new technology brings a consumerism of ideas. Today there is not a passive consumer of products.
It wasn’t what Jesus was teaching as much has how he was teaching: incarnation.
Everything is yours and you are Christ’s and Christ’s is God’s.
…cannot be considered accomplished when it has provided for the diffusion of the Word of God; that is only one the moments of the mission; the moment of TRUTH which is concerned with enlightening the mind. It must be followed by the moment of WAY which is concerned with change and conversion to God. The process must then conclude with the moment of LIFE, that is, participation of the faithful in the divine life expressed in the sacraments. Carissimi, 106