18Dec2013 Read more The Missionary Option Paragraph twenty-seven of Evangelii Gaudium reads: I dream of a missionary option, that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the Church's customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channeled for the evangelization of today's world rather than for her self-preservation. The renewal of structures demanded... Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. / Wednesday, December 18, 2013 1736
17Dec2013 Read more A Church Which Goes Forth On several different occasions, we have heard the Holy Father speak of the need for the Church to go out and meet those who have yet to hear the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. We cannot simply sit in our churches and rectories and wait for them to come to us. We must go out into the streets or, in the words of the Gospel, the highways and byways, to seek out the lost and to encourage them... Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. / Tuesday, December 17, 2013 1550
16Dec2013 Read more The Primacy of Christ Though it is true that this mission demands great generosity on our part, it would be wrong to see it as a heroic individual undertaking, for it is first and foremost the Lord's work, surpassing anything which we can see and understand. Jesus is the first and greatest evangelizer. [9] In every activity of evangelization, the primacy always belongs to God, who has called us to cooperate... Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. / Monday, December 16, 2013 1497
15Dec2013 Read more Third Sunday of Advent - 2013 I am sorry that this video is late in being posted. Couldn't do it from my hospital bed. For what it is worth, here it is a little late. Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. / Sunday, December 15, 2013 1386
12Dec2013 Read more Living on a Higher Plane 10. The Gospel offers us the chance to live life on a higher plane, but with no less intensity: Life grows by being given away, and it weakens in isolation and comfort. Indeed, those who enjoy life most are those who leave security on the shore and become excited by the mission of communicating life to others.[4] When the Church summons Christians to take up the task of evangelization, she is... Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. / Thursday, December 12, 2013 1482