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Evangelization is the proclamation of the Gospel, the Good News of salvation in and through Christ, among those who have not yet known or received it; and efforts for the progressive development of the life of faith among those who have already received the gospel and all that it entails.
Evangelization is the primary mission of the Church, in which all members of the Church are called to participate
Lewis Caroll
The predominant attitude toward evangelization within the Church today can be accurately described as an “Alice in Wonderland” approach. We don’t know where we are and we don’t know where we’re going…and we don’t seem to really care.
Alabama has been 3%-4% Catholic for most of the last 100 years. For a Church whose primary mission is evangelization….that is a sign of failure to carry out its primary mission.
However, do we want to be like Alice when it comes to the salvation of souls? Not knowing, or caring, where we are going…or how we are to get there?
St. Peter’s RCIA program - 105 candidates and catechumens one year, only 44 the next.
Why?
It is more timely and important than ever that the Church should give special attention and priority to the evangelization of culture and to the inculturation of the faith, bringing the many energies of her members to bear on a precise, clear-cut and dynamic project.
St. Pope John Paul II