A Treasure To Be Shared

evangelization  (n.) 1650s, action of preaching the Gospel, noun of action from evangelize . From 1827 as act of bringing under the influence of the Gospel. evangelize (v.) late 14c., from Old French evangeliser "to spread or preach the Gospel," and directly from Church Latin evangelizare , from Greek euangelizesthai . Catholic apologists—young and old, lay and ordained—are rising to support the renewed mission to make known the Gospel. They take seriously the Church's call to evangelize, and they are faithful, well-mannered, and well-read. They are converts and cradle Catholics. Their methods are diverse, but they share in common a love of God and love of the Church. Their creative approaches are wed to Tradition. Their lives are a celebration of God's mercy. They are literate in the wisdom of God and the theology of the Church. They are steeped in history, and they bring enthusiasm to their respective callings under the umbrella of the mission to share the Gospel fo...

Of the many conversations happening publicly among Catholics, more than a few hover over the subject of identity, or a lack thereof, as in fidelity on the one hand and laxity on the other. Common political or social terms are often clumsily applied to factions, which only exacerbates factionalism where none need exist. There is only orthodoxy or heterodoxy. There are many adherents to the latter who imagine themselves the former. Leaving aside politics, polemics and such, the conversation about identity, more specifically identity in Christ, may be enhanced by the experience of the lowly altar server whose very identity celebrates a eucharistic service that can foster a renewal of purpose, of Eucharistic identity and mission for the salvation of souls. Service, Commitment, Discipline, Contentment The well-trained server communicates authentic participation in the Mass. By reflecting on the nature of altar service, those in the congregation are more likely to realize their own participa...

Saint John Henry Newman, Doctor of the Church. Fiat! Fiat! Let it be so! https://thecatholicherald.com/could-new-leo-elevate-leo-xiiis-cardinal-newman-to-a-doctor-of-the-church/ A few days ago in the Sistine Chapel, another Leo took up Newman’s cause, making his own the profession of St Peter to the Lord in St Matthew’s gospel, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” The result of Peter’s confession, Pope Leo XIV said, is that “Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God: the one Saviour who alone reveals the face of the Father.” In this, our own Pope Leo made with Newman a commitment to the uniqueness and truth of the Gospel, and to the full and complete path of salvation which is alone offered to the human race in and through the person of Jesus Christ, by communion with and in his mystical body, the Church. A reminder. November 15, 2023 | OSV News The U.S. bishops voted (240 'yes') almost unanimously (with two “no” votes) Nov. 15 to support of a request by the th...

DURANDUS | NLM Evensong is a liturgy of the Daily Office where psalms and other biblical passages are sung or said, usually close to sunset. The Latin word vesperas was rendered as aefensang  by Old English speakers, and this became "evensong" in modern English. https://singtheoffice.com/  | Music companion for chanting the Office. Variable audio support available. A very useful site! Structure The office of Vespers normally includes psalms, the Magnificat , a hymn, and other prayers. By the Early Middle Ages, it became common for secular clergy to combine Vespers and Compline . By the sixteenth century, worshippers in western Europe conceived 'evensong' as Vespers and Compline performed without break. Modern Byzantine services advertised as 'vespers' often similarly conclude with Compline . Background The Anglican archbishop Thomas Cranmer created choral evensong as a component of the Book of Common Prayer (1549) during the Edwardian Reformation, drawing on t...

It hasn't taken long for visual artists to run with the script provided by the Holy See. The following are a few of the first renderings found among the digital pages of the internet.