On retreat this week, Fr. Guckin posed a challenge: “show me how you would convince someone you love that Jesus really rose from the dead.” The Resurrection, he said, is what it’s all about. It’s where we must start in the New Evangelization. When I was growing up, “Jesus died for your sins” was the […]
MARY, STAR OF THE NEW EVANGELIZATION
Reflection on Evangelii Gaudium, nos. 284-288
Two months ago, I stood at the foot of the Cross – literally, at the spot where Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem. Golgotha lies within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and it is crowned by an altar and chapels dedicated to the final Stations of the Cross. You can reach below the altar and […]
