Recommended Texts For Evangelization and Parish Revitalization
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ARTICLE – The Relational Evangelizerby Pierre-Alain Giffard on July 27, 2022 in Recommended Texts
Evangelizing has a lot to do with being relational. Indeed, the Christian life is essentially about relationships: relationships with God and relationships with others. When we are kind, generous, humble and attentive to the needs of others, evangelization happens naturally. When we have a positive and open attitude, believing we
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ARTICLE – Doing Church at Homeby Pierre-Alain Giffard on June 25, 2022 in Recommended Texts
The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains that “From the beginning, the core of the Church was often constituted by those who had become believers: ‘together with all [their] household.’ When they were converted, they desired that ‘their whole household’ should also be saved. These families who became believers were
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ARTICLE – The Blind Girlby Pierre-Alain Giffard on June 20, 2022 in Recommended Texts
There was a blind girl who hated herself purely for the fact she was blind. The only person she didn’t hate was her loving boyfriend, as he was always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry him. One day, someone donated
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ARTICLE – A Group of Frogs
As a group of frogs was traveling through the woods, two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs crowded around the pit and saw how deep it was, they told the two frogs that there was no hope left for them. However, the two frogs decided
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ARTICLE – The Elephant Ropeby Pierre-Alain Giffard on June 3, 2022 in Recommended Texts
Have you heard the story of the elephant rope? While walking through an elephant camp, a man noticed that the elephants weren’t being caged or chained. The only thing stopping them from escaping the camp was a piece of rope tied to one of their legs. He was completely confused
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ARTICLE – A shared faith is a growing faithby Pierre-Alain Giffard on May 27, 2022 in Recommended Texts
The word of God tells us that as workers and friends of God, we should help people taste the goodness of the Lord through our life (Psalm 34:8), and be prepared to give an answer, with gentleness and respect, to everyone who asks us to give the reason for the
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ARTICLE – In The Shoes Of The Unchurchedby Pierre-Alain Giffard on April 6, 2022 in Recommended Texts
One important feature of missional parishes is that they put themselves in the shoes of those who do not go to church. They endeavour to create a deep and meaningful connection between the Church and the people God wants to reach. Now in order for ourselves to better understand the
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ARTICLE – Parish Evangelizing Cellsby Pierre-Alain Giffard on March 27, 2022 in Recommended Texts
One of the most effective ways of evangelizing and growing in intimacy with our Lord Jesus Christ is by being part of a small group of people who fellowship with one another, pray together, reflect on Scripture and evangelize on a regular basis. This is the principle underlying the growth
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Coffee, Conversation, and Synodalityby Pierre-Alain Giffard on February 24, 2022 in Recommended Texts
Synod of Bishops Undersecretary Nathalie Becquart said, “Synodality begins with coffee.” Indeed, a conversation over coffee can be a humble way to listen to people’s experiences with the Church. And this is especially true for the disaffiliated, as they rarely attend church events and are unlikely to participate in a
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ARTICLE – Six Unique Features of Missional Parishesby Pierre-Alain Giffard on February 4, 2022 in Recommended Texts
“Success is nothing more than a few disciplines practiced every day”, said Jim Rohn, an entrepreneur and personal development coach. In the context of our parishes, a question arises: What pastoral disciplines should we practice to make disciples? 1 – Prayer A strong spiritual foundation is necessary for parishes to
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