Recommended Texts For Evangelization and Parish Revitalization

• ARTICLE – Loving Our Enemies and Reconciling with Others

  by Pierre-Alain Giffard on March 20, 2023 in News, News, Recommended Texts, Recommended Texts

  Jesus goes as far as to ask us to love our enemies and to pray for those who persecute us. This is a radical and transformative teaching, one that invites us to transcend anger and bitterness and to respond to hurtful acts with kindness and forgiveness.  The same forgiveness that

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• Prayer for Healing and Restoration

  by Pierre-Alain Giffard on March 11, 2023 in News, Recommended Texts

  Heavenly Father, I come to you in prayer, knowing that you are the LORD, who heals me. (Exodus 15:26) I ask that you take away sickness from me and restore me to health. (Psalm 103:2-3) I thank you for sending to the world your Son Jesus, who drove out evil

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• ARTICLE – Living a Life of Love: Mother Teresa’s Legacy

  by Pierre-Alain Giffard on March 4, 2023 in News, Recommended Texts

  Saint Mother Teresa dedicated her life to helping the poor and the needy. She believed that serving the poorest of the poor was one of the greatest expressions of love and encouraged everyone to find ways to do the same in their communities by being compassionate to those around them.

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• ARTICLE – In The Shadows Of Darkness, A Powerful Force Is At Work

  by Pierre-Alain Giffard on February 27, 2023 in News, Recommended Texts

  Lent is a period of 40 days traditionally marked by fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. It is a time to reflect on the sacrifice of Jesus and to prepare ourselves spiritually for the celebration of His resurrection.  However, Lent is also a time of spiritual battle. During Lent, Christians are called

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• ARTICLE – Living a Life of Love: Lessons from the New Testament

  by Pierre-Alain Giffard on February 23, 2023 in News, Recommended Texts

  The New Testament is God’s word and a treasury of wisdom and guidance. It teaches us that love is a choice to treat others with kindness, compassion, and respect. Love means we recognize the inherent worth and dignity of all people, regardless of their background or beliefs, and treat them

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• ARTICLE – What is a Missionary Parish?

  by Pierre-Alain Giffard on February 1, 2023 in News, Recommended Texts

  In simple terms, a missionary parish is a Christian community dedicated to the mission of the Church to reach out to those who do not know Christ or do not follow Him and lead them to become disciples of Jesus Christ and responsible members of his Church. 1. The Church’s

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• ARTICLE – 19 Pastoral Orientations for Parish Renewal and Growth

  by Pierre-Alain Giffard on January 30, 2023 in News, Recommended Texts

  In the parables about the sower and the seed, the wheat and the weeds, and the mustard seed which is sown and then becomes a large plant, Jesus spoke to us about the growth of his kingdom. On earth, God’s kingdom is his Church and its mission is to make

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• ARTICLE – The Missionary Renewal of Catechesis

  by Pierre-Alain Giffard on January 5, 2023 in News, Recommended Texts, Recommended Texts

  In September 2022, the Pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization came to Ottawa and met the Commission for Evangelization and Catechesis and catechetical leaders in Canada.  The purpose of the meeting was to look at the renewal of catechesis from a missionary perspective in the Catholic Church in Canada. The

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• ARTICLE – Characteristics of missionary parishes

  by Pierre-Alain Giffard on November 7, 2022 in Recommended Texts

  Missionary parishes exists for the purpose of evangelization and have 4 main characteristics: A focus on love and service: By loving and serving their communities and surroundings with the hands of Christ, parishioners manifest the merciful heart of God and make their parish a light to the world and a

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• Powerful healing prayer attributed to St. Padre Pio

  by Pierre-Alain Giffard on October 26, 2022 in Recommended Texts

  Heavenly Father, I thank you for loving me. I thank you for sending your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, to the world to save and to set me free. I trust in your power and grace that sustain and restore me. Loving Father, touch me now with your healing hands,

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Recommended Books

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  RECOMMENDED BOOK – Divine Renovation: From a Maintenance to a Missional Parish

  An engaging guide for parishes seeking to cultivate communities of discipleship and vibrant, dynamic faith. Highly acclaimed for his work with parish renewal and the New Evangelization, Fr. James Mallon shares with us the many ways for bringing our parishes to life. Through humorous and colorful stories, Mallon challenges us

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  RECOMMENDED BOOK – Rebuilt: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, and Making Church Matter (A Rebuilt Parish Book)

  Drawing on the wisdom gleaned from thriving mega-churches and innovative business leaders while anchoring their vision in the Eucharistic center of Catholic faith, Fr. Michael White and lay associate Tom Corcoran present the compelling and inspiring story to how they brought their parish back to life.

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  RECOMMENDED BOOK – Unbound: A Practical Guide to Deliverance from Evil Spirits

  UNBOUND Ministry is an approach to deliverance and healing prayer developed by Neal Lozano. UNBOUND is a safe, loving, effective prayer model that helps people to respond to the good news of the gospel.

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  RECOMMENDED BOOK – Evangelization: A Challenge for the Catholic Church

  This short, easy to read book by Fr. Bob Bedard, will help you: – Increase your understanding of evangelization – Grow in confidence to proclaim the Good News – Learn the practical three-step dynamic of evangelization.

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  RECOMMENDED BOOK – The Purpose Driven Church

  Discover the same practical insights and principles for growing a healthy church that Rick has taught in seminars to over 22,000 pastors and church leaders from sixty denominations and forty-two countries.