The New Evangelization

Where are we?

What is the Spirit saying to the Church? "Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches" (Rev 2:29).

There is "a time for every purpose under heaven" (Eccl 3). What time is it?

• Time to repent.
  • We have been building on sand.
  • The storms of the modern age (WW I, WW II, Cold War; culture of death, culture wars) have swept away or will sweep away everything that is not built on the Rock. Jesus is the Rock; Peter represents Him.
  • The sins of priests are our Hurricane Katrina.
  • We have termites at work, weakening the foundations of the U.S. Church (Catholic Buts).
    • The Church in Europe shows where the U.S. is heading.
    • We don't have a "priest shortage." We have a shortage of faith, hope, and love: abortion, divorce, adultery, promiscuity, contraceptive mentality, addiction to pornography; sinful laity as well as sinful priests; proclamation of the gospel of self-satisfaction rather than that of Jesus Christ, crucified.
    • Our youth have largely been inoculated against the faith rather than introduced to it. Most see Confirmation as the end of their Catholic life rather than as an adult commitment to the faith. "My parents told me that I can stop practicing as a Catholic if I stand up in public and say that I am committed to be a Catholic. They won't make me go to church any more after I'm confirmed."
• Time to repair.
• Time to evangelize.

Where are we going?

What is Jesus doing today? He is risen--He is risen, indeed! He is alive and well, reigning in glory. He has a plan and a purpose for the work we do on the The Station of the Cross.

• Meditation on The Call of the King.
• Fundraising