Pope Francis outlines characteristics of an evangelizing community in his writing "The Joy of the Gospel". He describes such a community as taking the first step in evangelization, getting involved in people's lives, and bearing fruit. An evangelizing community is also supportive, patient, and finds joy in small victories. The community embraces life, stands with people through both easy and difficult times, and spreads the goodness of the Gospel with joy.
Pope Francis: amid the crisis of communal commitmentMargaretObrovac
Pope Francis discusses the need for discernment in analyzing contemporary realities and challenges. He says we must distinguish movements that come from God's spirit versus the evil spirit. It is not the Pope's role to offer a complete analysis, but communities should carefully scrutinize signs of the times so that dehumanizing processes can be addressed before they become entrenched. The Pope calls for discernment with faith in God, who seeks only our good, and wisdom in approaching sociological and spiritual analyses of problems in order to heal the ills of the world.
Pope Francis: A mission embodied within human limitsMargaretObrovac
Pope Francis discusses how the Church must grow in interpreting scripture and understanding truth with help from other sciences. Within the Church, differing viewpoints can help express the riches of the Gospel if reconciled in respect and love. Expressing timeless truths requires finding ways to convey their meaning in contemporary language, otherwise people may misunderstand the authentic Gospel message. All religious teaching must be reflected in the lives and witness of its teachers.
Pope Francis discusses how God constantly renews believers and the Church with newness. While the message of Christ's love remains the same, its riches and beauty are inexhaustible. God mysteriously brings about newness in our lives and communities through the Holy Spirit. The life of the Church should reveal that it is God who takes the initiative and gives growth. This enables us to maintain joy in our evangelization efforts, which engage our entire lives, despite being demanding. While bringing newness, we must also remember the living history that carries us forward, just as Israel remembered God's works.
Pope Francis discusses issues he sees among some pastoral workers and agents of evangelization. He notes an inordinate concern for personal freedom and relaxation, seeing their work as separate from their identity. Their spiritual life becomes focused on individual religious exercises rather than encounter with others. This leads to heightened individualism, identity crises, and cooled fervor. Some develop inferiority complexes and relativize or conceal their Christian convictions due to skepticism from media culture and intellectual circles. This produces a vicious cycle where they become unhappy with their mission and evangelization is forced and given little time and energy. Pope Francis warns against a practical relativism where people act as if God and the poor do not exist and make decisions focused on themselves rather than others who
Pope Francis discusses challenges facing the Catholic Church, including a lack of vocations. He says genuine vocations will arise where there is life, fervor, and a desire to bring others to Christ. While there is a scarcity of vocations, there needs to be a better process for selecting priesthood candidates. Both the elderly and young people represent a source of hope, with the elderly providing wisdom and experience and young people calling the Church to renewed hope. Challenges exist to be overcome with joy, boldness, and commitment to avoid being robbed of missionary vigor.
Pope Francis outlines characteristics of an evangelizing community in his writing "The Joy of the Gospel". He describes such a community as taking the first step in evangelization, getting involved in people's lives, and bearing fruit. An evangelizing community is also supportive, patient, and finds joy in small victories. The community embraces life, stands with people through both easy and difficult times, and spreads the goodness of the Gospel with joy.
Pope Francis: amid the crisis of communal commitmentMargaretObrovac
Pope Francis discusses the need for discernment in analyzing contemporary realities and challenges. He says we must distinguish movements that come from God's spirit versus the evil spirit. It is not the Pope's role to offer a complete analysis, but communities should carefully scrutinize signs of the times so that dehumanizing processes can be addressed before they become entrenched. The Pope calls for discernment with faith in God, who seeks only our good, and wisdom in approaching sociological and spiritual analyses of problems in order to heal the ills of the world.
Pope Francis: A mission embodied within human limitsMargaretObrovac
Pope Francis discusses how the Church must grow in interpreting scripture and understanding truth with help from other sciences. Within the Church, differing viewpoints can help express the riches of the Gospel if reconciled in respect and love. Expressing timeless truths requires finding ways to convey their meaning in contemporary language, otherwise people may misunderstand the authentic Gospel message. All religious teaching must be reflected in the lives and witness of its teachers.
Pope Francis discusses how God constantly renews believers and the Church with newness. While the message of Christ's love remains the same, its riches and beauty are inexhaustible. God mysteriously brings about newness in our lives and communities through the Holy Spirit. The life of the Church should reveal that it is God who takes the initiative and gives growth. This enables us to maintain joy in our evangelization efforts, which engage our entire lives, despite being demanding. While bringing newness, we must also remember the living history that carries us forward, just as Israel remembered God's works.
Pope Francis discusses issues he sees among some pastoral workers and agents of evangelization. He notes an inordinate concern for personal freedom and relaxation, seeing their work as separate from their identity. Their spiritual life becomes focused on individual religious exercises rather than encounter with others. This leads to heightened individualism, identity crises, and cooled fervor. Some develop inferiority complexes and relativize or conceal their Christian convictions due to skepticism from media culture and intellectual circles. This produces a vicious cycle where they become unhappy with their mission and evangelization is forced and given little time and energy. Pope Francis warns against a practical relativism where people act as if God and the poor do not exist and make decisions focused on themselves rather than others who
Pope Francis discusses challenges facing the Catholic Church, including a lack of vocations. He says genuine vocations will arise where there is life, fervor, and a desire to bring others to Christ. While there is a scarcity of vocations, there needs to be a better process for selecting priesthood candidates. Both the elderly and young people represent a source of hope, with the elderly providing wisdom and experience and young people calling the Church to renewed hope. Challenges exist to be overcome with joy, boldness, and commitment to avoid being robbed of missionary vigor.
Pope Francis discusses the role and responsibilities of lay people, especially women, in the Catholic Church. He acknowledges that while lay people, particularly women, are involved in many ministries, their influence does not extend to important decision-making roles due to excessive clericalism. The Pope calls for broader opportunities for women's participation and leadership in the Church and greater integration of Christian values into society. He affirms that while the priesthood is reserved for men, ministry is about service rather than power or domination.
Pope Francis: Temptations (cont.). "No to spiritual worldliness" (cont.)MargaretObrovac
Pope Francis warns against "spiritual worldliness" in the Church:
1) It is seen in an ostentatious focus on liturgy, doctrine and prestige without concern for impacting God's people or present needs. This turns the Church into a "museum piece."
2) It also lurks behind fascination with social and political gain, obsession with self-help programs, and a focus on appearances, meetings and receptions rather than serving God's people.
3) This closed, elite mentality rejects prophecy and criticism from others and fails to learn from mistakes, denying the Church's history of sacrifice and service.
Pope Francis warns against two forms of "spiritual worldliness" that can corrupt faith. The first is an attraction to gnosticism, a subjective faith focused on private experiences and ideas rather than God. The second is a "self-absorbed promethean neopelagianism" where people trust only in their own strength and feel superior to others based on strict adherence to rules or tradition. Neither form is truly concerned with Jesus Christ or others, but represents an "anthropocentric immanentism" centered on human interests. A genuine evangelizing faith cannot emerge from these adulterated forms of Christianity.
Pope Francis warns against a sterile pessimism and defeatist attitude. While acknowledging the real problems and evils in the world, he calls Christians to have hope and confidence in God's grace. True Christian triumph is achieved through struggle and weakness, like a cross that is also a victorious banner against evil. In times of spiritual desert or persecution, believers must remain living sources of hope for others and point them to the promises of God.
Pope Francis: Challenges from urban cultures (cont.)MargaretObrovac
Pope Francis discusses the challenges and opportunities of urban cultures. Cities are multicultural places where new subcultures and invisible cities form. The Church is called to engage in difficult dialogue between those who have means and opportunity and those who are marginalized as "non-citizens" or "half citizens." While cities offer possibilities, they also present obstacles that cause suffering. The Gospel can help restore human dignity and pour out abundant life in these contexts.
Pope Francis: No to the inequality which spawns violenceMargaretObrovac
Pope Francis argues that inequality breeds violence and that greater security cannot be guaranteed by increased policing or surveillance as long as inequality remains. He asserts that injustice tends to spread and undermine political systems over time. An unjust social structure with embedded evils has an inherent potential for disintegration. Additionally, unbridled consumerism combined with inequality damages society. Inequality inevitably leads to a violence that arms can never resolve and only creates further conflict.
Pope Francis: Some challenges of today's worldMargaretObrovac
Pope Francis discusses some of the challenges of today's world, including increasing inequality, exclusion, and a "throw away" culture. He argues that an economy should serve all people, not just the powerful, and that trickle-down theories claiming economic growth will benefit all have not been borne out by facts. Many people around the world, and even in wealthy countries, are marginalized, without opportunities and waiting for help that has not come.
Pope Francis discusses the need for the Church to go out to others and be open and welcoming like a mother. He advocates keeping the doors of the Church open both physically and spiritually so that all people, including those who have strayed, can come in. The Pope emphasizes ministering especially to the poor and marginalized, seeing them as privileged recipients of the Gospel. He prefers a Church that engages with those on the streets rather than one focused on its own security and procedures.
Pope Francis: A mission embodied within human limits (cont.)MargaretObrovac
Pope Francis discusses how the Church can re-examine certain customs that are no longer effective means of communicating the Gospel. He notes that while the Church has rules that were quite effective historically, they may no longer be useful for guiding people's lives today. Citing St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine, he argues that Church precepts should be insisted on with moderation so as not to overburden people. The task of evangelization operates within language and circumstances, constantly seeking to communicate Gospel truth in context without compromising truth. A missionary heart is aware of human limitations and strives to do good however it can.
Pope Francis: from the heart of the gospel (cont.)MargaretObrovac
Pope Francis discusses the need to maintain balance and proportion when preaching the Gospel. For example, virtues like charity and justice should not be overlooked in favor of discussing temperance more frequently. Additionally, the message should focus on Christ and God's word rather than the law or the Church. All truths of the Gospel are interrelated and should not be denied or presented in isolation from the overall message of love, grace and invitation to respond that is at the core of the Christian faith.
Pope Francis: an ecclesial renewal which cannot be deferred (cont.)MargaretObrovac
Pope Francis calls for an ecclesial renewal that cannot be deferred, with each particular Church undergoing missionary conversion. Bishops must foster a dynamic, open, and missionary communion within their diocese, encouraging participation and listening to all people with the aim of reaching everyone. The papacy and central Church structures also need pastoral conversion, with episcopal conferences playing a greater role. Pastoral ministry must abandon complacency and rethink goals, structures, and methods of evangelization creatively in local communities through communal discernment.
Pope Francis: an ecclesial renewal which cannot be deferredMargaretObrovac
Pope Francis calls for an ecclesial renewal that places evangelization above self-preservation. He advocates for a "missionary option" that makes pastoral structures and activities more inclusive, open, and focused on going out to others. While the parish is a flexible institution that can take on different forms, it must truly be in contact with people's lives and not become disconnected. Other Church groups can enrich the Church when they maintain contact with local parishes and participate in overall pastoral work, rather than focusing only on parts of the Gospel or becoming rootless.
The Book of Samuel is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books in the Old Testament. The book is part of the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books that constitute a theological history of the Israelites and that aim to explain God's law for Israel under the guidance of the prophets.
The Book of Ruth is included in the third division, or the Writings, of the Hebrew Bible. In most Christian canons it is treated as one of the historical books and placed between Judges and 1 Samuel.
Pope Francis discusses the role and responsibilities of lay people, especially women, in the Catholic Church. He acknowledges that while lay people, particularly women, are involved in many ministries, their influence does not extend to important decision-making roles due to excessive clericalism. The Pope calls for broader opportunities for women's participation and leadership in the Church and greater integration of Christian values into society. He affirms that while the priesthood is reserved for men, ministry is about service rather than power or domination.
Pope Francis: Temptations (cont.). "No to spiritual worldliness" (cont.)MargaretObrovac
Pope Francis warns against "spiritual worldliness" in the Church:
1) It is seen in an ostentatious focus on liturgy, doctrine and prestige without concern for impacting God's people or present needs. This turns the Church into a "museum piece."
2) It also lurks behind fascination with social and political gain, obsession with self-help programs, and a focus on appearances, meetings and receptions rather than serving God's people.
3) This closed, elite mentality rejects prophecy and criticism from others and fails to learn from mistakes, denying the Church's history of sacrifice and service.
Pope Francis warns against two forms of "spiritual worldliness" that can corrupt faith. The first is an attraction to gnosticism, a subjective faith focused on private experiences and ideas rather than God. The second is a "self-absorbed promethean neopelagianism" where people trust only in their own strength and feel superior to others based on strict adherence to rules or tradition. Neither form is truly concerned with Jesus Christ or others, but represents an "anthropocentric immanentism" centered on human interests. A genuine evangelizing faith cannot emerge from these adulterated forms of Christianity.
Pope Francis warns against a sterile pessimism and defeatist attitude. While acknowledging the real problems and evils in the world, he calls Christians to have hope and confidence in God's grace. True Christian triumph is achieved through struggle and weakness, like a cross that is also a victorious banner against evil. In times of spiritual desert or persecution, believers must remain living sources of hope for others and point them to the promises of God.
Pope Francis: Challenges from urban cultures (cont.)MargaretObrovac
Pope Francis discusses the challenges and opportunities of urban cultures. Cities are multicultural places where new subcultures and invisible cities form. The Church is called to engage in difficult dialogue between those who have means and opportunity and those who are marginalized as "non-citizens" or "half citizens." While cities offer possibilities, they also present obstacles that cause suffering. The Gospel can help restore human dignity and pour out abundant life in these contexts.
Pope Francis: No to the inequality which spawns violenceMargaretObrovac
Pope Francis argues that inequality breeds violence and that greater security cannot be guaranteed by increased policing or surveillance as long as inequality remains. He asserts that injustice tends to spread and undermine political systems over time. An unjust social structure with embedded evils has an inherent potential for disintegration. Additionally, unbridled consumerism combined with inequality damages society. Inequality inevitably leads to a violence that arms can never resolve and only creates further conflict.
Pope Francis: Some challenges of today's worldMargaretObrovac
Pope Francis discusses some of the challenges of today's world, including increasing inequality, exclusion, and a "throw away" culture. He argues that an economy should serve all people, not just the powerful, and that trickle-down theories claiming economic growth will benefit all have not been borne out by facts. Many people around the world, and even in wealthy countries, are marginalized, without opportunities and waiting for help that has not come.
Pope Francis discusses the need for the Church to go out to others and be open and welcoming like a mother. He advocates keeping the doors of the Church open both physically and spiritually so that all people, including those who have strayed, can come in. The Pope emphasizes ministering especially to the poor and marginalized, seeing them as privileged recipients of the Gospel. He prefers a Church that engages with those on the streets rather than one focused on its own security and procedures.
Pope Francis: A mission embodied within human limits (cont.)MargaretObrovac
Pope Francis discusses how the Church can re-examine certain customs that are no longer effective means of communicating the Gospel. He notes that while the Church has rules that were quite effective historically, they may no longer be useful for guiding people's lives today. Citing St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine, he argues that Church precepts should be insisted on with moderation so as not to overburden people. The task of evangelization operates within language and circumstances, constantly seeking to communicate Gospel truth in context without compromising truth. A missionary heart is aware of human limitations and strives to do good however it can.
Pope Francis: from the heart of the gospel (cont.)MargaretObrovac
Pope Francis discusses the need to maintain balance and proportion when preaching the Gospel. For example, virtues like charity and justice should not be overlooked in favor of discussing temperance more frequently. Additionally, the message should focus on Christ and God's word rather than the law or the Church. All truths of the Gospel are interrelated and should not be denied or presented in isolation from the overall message of love, grace and invitation to respond that is at the core of the Christian faith.
Pope Francis: an ecclesial renewal which cannot be deferred (cont.)MargaretObrovac
Pope Francis calls for an ecclesial renewal that cannot be deferred, with each particular Church undergoing missionary conversion. Bishops must foster a dynamic, open, and missionary communion within their diocese, encouraging participation and listening to all people with the aim of reaching everyone. The papacy and central Church structures also need pastoral conversion, with episcopal conferences playing a greater role. Pastoral ministry must abandon complacency and rethink goals, structures, and methods of evangelization creatively in local communities through communal discernment.
Pope Francis: an ecclesial renewal which cannot be deferredMargaretObrovac
Pope Francis calls for an ecclesial renewal that places evangelization above self-preservation. He advocates for a "missionary option" that makes pastoral structures and activities more inclusive, open, and focused on going out to others. While the parish is a flexible institution that can take on different forms, it must truly be in contact with people's lives and not become disconnected. Other Church groups can enrich the Church when they maintain contact with local parishes and participate in overall pastoral work, rather than focusing only on parts of the Gospel or becoming rootless.
The Book of Samuel is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books in the Old Testament. The book is part of the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books that constitute a theological history of the Israelites and that aim to explain God's law for Israel under the guidance of the prophets.
The Book of Ruth is included in the third division, or the Writings, of the Hebrew Bible. In most Christian canons it is treated as one of the historical books and placed between Judges and 1 Samuel.
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Heartfulness Magazine - June 2024 (Volume 9, Issue 6)heartfulness
Dear readers,
This month we continue with more inspiring talks from the Global Spirituality Mahotsav that was held from March 14 to 17, 2024, at Kanha Shanti Vanam.
We hear from Daaji on lifestyle and yoga in honor of International Day of Yoga, June 21, 2024. We also hear from Professor Bhavani Rao, Dean at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, on spirituality in action, the Venerable BhikkuSanghasena on how to be an ambassador for compassion, Dr. Tony Nader on the Maharishi Effect, Swami Mukundananda on the crossroads of modernization, Tejinder Kaur Basra on the purpose of work, the Venerable GesheDorjiDamdul on the psychology of peace, the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, on how we are all related, and world-renowned violinist KumareshRajagopalan on the uplifting mysteries of music.
Dr. Prasad Veluthanar shares an Ayurvedic perspective on treating autism, Dr. IchakAdizes helps us navigate disagreements at work, Sravan Banda celebrates World Environment Day by sharing some tips on land restoration, and Sara Bubber tells our children another inspiring story and challenges them with some fun facts and riddles.
Happy reading,
The editors
Trusting God's Providence | Verse: Romans 8: 28-31JL de Belen
Trusting God's Providence.
Providence - God’s active preservation and care over His creation. God is both the Creator and the Sustainer of all things Heb. 1:2-3; Col. 1:17
-God keep His promises.
-God’s general providence is toward all creation
- All things were made through Him
God’s special providence is toward His children.
We may suffer now, but joy can and will come
God can see what we cannot see
2. The scope and limits of this Exhortation
16. I was happy to take up the request of
the Fathers of the Synod to write this
Exhortation. In so doing, I am reaping
the rich fruits of the Synod’s labours. In
addition, I have sought advice from a
number of people and I intend to
express my own concerns about this
particular chapter of the Church’s work
of evangelization. Countless issues
involving evangelization today might be
discussed here, but I have chosen not to
explore these many questions which call
for further reflection and study. Nor do I
believe that the papal magisterium
should be expected to offer a definitive
or complete word on every question
which affects the Church and the world.
It is not advisable for the Pope to take
the place of local Bishops in the
discernment of every issue which arises
in their territory. In this sense, I am
conscious of the need to promote a
sound “decentralization”.
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3. 17. Here I have chosen to present some guidelines
which can encourage and guide the whole Church
in a new phase of evangelization, one marked by
enthusiasm and vitality. In this context, and on the
basis of the teaching of the Dogmatic Constitution
Lumen Gentium, I have decided, among other
themes, to discuss at length the following
questions:
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4. a) the reform of the Church in her
missionary outreach;
b) the temptations faced by pastoral
workers;
c) the Church, understood as the entire
People of God which evangelizes;
d) the homily and its preparation;
e) the inclusion of the poor in society;
f) peace and dialogue within society;
g) the spiritual motivations for mission.
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5. 18. I have dealt extensively with these
topics, with a detail which some may
find excessive. But I have done so, not
with the intention of providing an
exhaustive treatise but simply as a
way of showing their important
practical implications for the Church’s
mission today. All of them help give
shape to a definite style of
evangelization which I ask you to
adopt in every activity which you
undertake. In this way, we can take up,
amid our daily efforts, the biblical
exhortation: “Rejoice in the Lord
always; again I will say: Rejoice” (Phil
4:4).
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6. For reflection & prayer
How can I best collaborate with my bishop in the Church’s mission with
“enthusiasm and vitality”? (n. 17)
Of the seven themes or questions listed by the Pope, which one might God be
inviting me to pay special attention to as I read further?
Jesus, teach us all how to evangelize “in every activity [we] undertake” (n. 18),
how to witness to you, the Way, Truth, and Life of all humanity.
7. For reflection & prayer
How can I best collaborate with my bishop in the Church’s mission with
“enthusiasm and vitality”? (n. 17)
Of the seven themes or questions listed by the Pope, which one might God be
inviting me to pay special attention to as I read further?
Jesus, teach us all how to evangelize “in every activity [we] undertake” (n. 18),
how to witness to you, the Way, Truth, and Life of all humanity.