Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire!

 

"This mission [evangelization] is not the exclusive preserve of the sacred ministers or religious, but ought to embrace the entire ambit of secular society, of the family, and the school.   Every Christian has to participate in the task of Christian formation, to feel the urgent need to evangelize…" Saint John Paul II (Pope)

 

 

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) The laity are not, and were never meant to be, the “long arm” of the hierarchy.  They are not a part or an extension of an official Catholic system.  They are, or rather each one is, in his or her own right and on the basis of his or her piety and competence and doctrine, meant to be the presence of Christ in secular affairs.  Monsignor Cormac Burke

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) If you want to serve the common good and build a better future, you’ll never do it by hiding your faith in the closet.   You’ll never do it by being Catholic in private and something else in public.   History is made by people with convictions, and the courage and passion to live those convictions.   Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

(Image source: Wikimedia Commons ) Many of our brothers and sisters live as if there were nothing beyond this life, and without concern for their eternal salvation.  Men and women are called to know and love God, and the Church has a mission to assist them in this calling.  We know well that God is the master of his gifts and that conversion is a grace.  But we are responsible for proclaiming the faith, the whole faith, with all its demands.  Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

(Image source: titusorcarm'jpg ) "He who wants to win the world for Christ must have the courage to come into conflict with it. " Blessed Titus Brandsma