In the Catholic Church the last three decades have seen the progressive widening of the notion of mission. Looking for a theological foundation for mission, the Council Fathers set it in a Trinitarian and Christological context thus: The Church on earth is by its nature missionary since, according to the plan of the Father, it […]
The term ‘evangelization’, before the Second Vatican Council was not very frequently used. In the early centuries of Christianity it meant the first announcement of Christ, who died and rose from the dead, to those who have not heard about him. This means that the one who has already received the first announcement of Christ […]
The Church is also called to build up God’s Kingdom which is a reality present in time, but whose full realization will arrive only with the completion or fulfillment of history. This kingdom according to the Holy Father is the concern of everyone: “Individuals, society and the world working for the kingdom means acknowledging and […]
Jesus called his apostles, trained them, sent them the Holy Spirit and sent them out to proclaim the Good News. He told them: “you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and then you will be my witnesses… to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). Before his Ascension he mandated and […]
Pope Paul VI’s statement on this makes it clear: The Church knows this… Evangelization is in fact, the grace and vocation proper to the Church. She exists to evangelize (Ev. Nun. 14). The Church’s universal mission is born from the command of Jesus Christ and is fulfilled in the course of the centuries in the […]
Jesus communicated God to us by his works, by his signs and miracles, by his death and glorious resurrection and finally by sending us the Holy Spirit. All men and women are created in the image and likeness of him who was sent and are likewise sent out after the example of him who calls […]
God’s plan of salvation is fully revealed in Jesus Christ and realized by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the mystery of the Incarnation, God’s plan of salvation comes to its fullness. In Christ, God’s love is fully revealed. In reflecting on the sublime dignity of sonship which the Incarnation has conferred on us […]
The call for Evangelization is rooted in God’s invitation to humanity to share in his divine life. In the act of creation, God invites men and women to share in the life of the Trinity which is a life of holiness and communion. According to the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council; “a God who […]
There are as many as 400 different definitions of what it means to evangelize in print today. Evangelization comes from the Greek word “evangelion” and Gospel (an old English word), both refer to the Good News of God’s kingdom to people of all nations and at all times. This appears many times in the Greek […]
