Bold Catholics: Time to wake up!
Evangelization has always been for the audacious, the fearless, the resolute, the corageous.
Introducing people roaming the internet most of their waking hours to Christ and attracting them to His Church in this post-Christendom era requires leaving behind the maintenance mindset.
It requires boldness.
We can continue to think that doing the same things is suddenly going to have a massive positive impact.
Catholics have never been afraid of being bold to reach people and introduce them to Christ´s Love.
It´s time we continue doing it in today's digital world.
The Evangelization Lab is a platform for experimentation and collaboration that aims to bridge the gap between the digital sphere and the in-person world.
There are no recipes or tried formulas, we need to innovate. That means we will fail. We are not called to be prisoners of a mindset that prevents us to seek and find ways to be on Christ´s mission in todays world. We trust the Holy Spirit will guide us on this.
"The internet is the new Roman Forum. It's where we must be.”
"A Change of Mentality and Pastoral Renewal” in order ”… to expand the boundaries of evangelization, of catechesis and of formation, considering their use as a response to the command of the Lord: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature” (Mk 16:15).”
“I ask you to introduce into the culture of this new environment of communications and information technology the values on which you have built your lives.”
“The new technologies allow people to meet each other beyond the confines of space and of their own culture, creating in this way an entirely new world of potential friendships.”
“There should be no lack of coherence or unity in the expression of our faith and witness to the Gospel in whatever reality we are called to live, whether physical or digital. When we are present to others, in any way at all, we are called to make known the love of God to the furthest ends of the earth.”
“The digital environment is not a parallel or purely virtual world, but is part of the daily experience of many people, especially the young. Social networks are the result of human interaction, but for their part they also reshape the dynamics of communication which builds relationships: a considered understanding of this environment is therefore the prerequisite for a significant presence there.”
"Digital communication offers a number of possibilities, the most important of which is the proclamation of the Gospel. Certainly, though important, acquiring technical knowledge is not enough. Firstly it means encountering real women and men, who are often wounded or lost, in order to give them real reasons to hope. Proclamation requires authentic human relationships destined to culminate in a personal encounter with the Lord.”
Evangelizing people online and attracting them to a Sacramental life and to charity can look very different. Click on a category to check out the initiatives.
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