Department of Pastoral Ministers & Pastoral Services

Father John Rausch and Brother Larry Johnson, two Glenmarians from the Glenmary Commission on Justice, spoke at a recent meeting of the Glenmary Commission on Evangelization.They shared examples of how they evangelize and are evangelized through their work. For two stories: "A Pilgrimage to the 'Holy Land' of Appalachia," by Father John Rausch "Serving Youth in Arkansas," by Brother Larry Johnson

Good News for the World: Evangelization and Social Justice

Proclamation of Jesus as Lord and doing the mission of the Lord Jesus Christ are two sides of the one coin of evangelization. Both flow from a deep and growing relationship with the Lord nourished by his Body, the Church. Both demand an interior, ongoing conversion in each follower.

As the U.S. bishops wrote in Go and Make Disciples:

"The fruit of evangelization is changed lives and a changed world-holiness and justice, spirituality and peace. The validity of our having accepted the Gospel does not only come from what we feel or what we know; it comes also from the way we serve others, especially the poorest, the most marginal, the most hurting, the most defenseless and the least loved. An evangelization that stays inside ourselves is not an evangelization into the Good News of Jesus Christ." (p. 12)

For More on Parish Social Ministry as an Evangelizing Activity

For Ways to Make a Difference by Putting Catholic Social Teachings Into Practice:

For a related book review: In the Footsteps of Jesus: Catholic Social Teaching Today

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