Pope describes three languages of evangelization
February 15, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: Evangelization is done in three languages, Pope Francis told his weekly audience on February 15: “the language of thought, the language of affection, and the language of work.”
By this, the Pope explained, he meant that “following Christ is not an inward-looking fact: without proclamation, without service, without mission, the relationship with Jesus does not grow.”
The Pope said that evangelization “is born from an encounter with the Lord,” and every genuine encounter spurs the believer toward the evangelical mission.
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Feb. 16, 2023 12:38 PM ET USA
The strongest indictment of the academy and of Catholic schools in general is given in this address by Pope Francis: "The proclamation is born from the encounter with the Lord; every Christian activity, especially the mission, begins from there. Not from what is learnt in an academy. No, no!" Bingo! This is the crux of the problem: "Catholic" educational institutions are failing their students by not properly forming, instilling witness, and bringing students to an encounter with the Lord.
