S12 E22: Christifideles Laici Chapter 3: I Have Appointed You to Go Forth and Bear Fruit
About This Episode
In this episode, we continue with part three of our study on Christifideles Laici. We discuss how we are all called to evangelization, how our unique gifts allow us to bring Christ’s light to the world in different ways, and how our lives can be a living witness of what we believe. We also reflect on why community with family, friends, and our parishes is essential in cultivating mission, and how our mission is reciprocally accomplished within communion.
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Show Notes
One Thing We Love This Week:
Sister Miriam’s one thing - Overnight chia protein pudding
Michelle’s one thing - The Book Living the Seasons: Simple Ways to Celebrate the Beauty of Your faith Throughout the Year by Erica Tighe Campbell
Heather’s one thing - The album Live in the Prayer Room by Jeremy Riddle
Heather’s other one thing - Our staff behind the scenes: Camille, Kate, and Kristina
Discussion Questions:
How is your life and mission bearing the fruit of communion?
How are you being called to participate in the time of re-evangelization?
How are you experiencing a paralytic spirit of fear?
Where in your life do you want to invite the Holy Spirit into?
Journal Questions:
Who am I? Where do I belong?
How is God inviting me to make a gift of my life?
How can I be salt and light to the world?
Is my life bearing the fruit of communion?
Quotes to Ponder
“Communion and mission are profoundly connected with each other, they interpenetrate and mutually imply each other, to the point that communion represents both the source and the fruit of mission: communion gives rise to mission and mission is accomplished in communion.”
“To all people of today I once again repeat the impassioned cry with which I began my pastoral ministry: “Do not be afraid! Open, indeed, open wide the doors to Christ!”
“The Church today ought to take a giant step forward in her evangelization effort, and enter into a new stage of history in her missionary dynamism. In a world where the lessening of distance makes the world increasingly smaller, the Church community ought to strengthen the bonds among its members, exchange vital energies and means, and commit itself as a group to a unique and common mission of proclaiming and living the Gospel. “So-called younger Churches have need of the strength of the older Churches and the older ones need the witness and impulse of the younger, so that individual Churches receive the riches of other Churches”.”
“The family is the basic cell of society. It is the cradle of life and love, the place in which the individual “is born” and “grows”. ”
Scripture for Lectio Divina
“Each branch of mine that bears no fruit, he (my Father) takes away.”
This episode is sponsored by:
The SOLT Sisters Motherhouse Campaign
Instead of a sponsor today, we wanted to highlight a fundraising campaign that is very near and dear to our hearts. The SOLT Sisters (Sister Miriam's order!) are building a Motherhouse in Corpus Christi, TX so that they can not only provide housing and medical care for their aging sisters, but also so they can better serve their community locally and abroad. The mission of the SOLT sisters is to be the light of Christ in areas of deepest apostolic need. They serve in many capacities including education, evangelization, pastoral care, retreats, health care, and drug rehabilitation. The sisters have already raised over $5.5M and are 73% of the way to their $7.5M goal.
If you feel the call to donate to the Motherhouse Campaign, you can visit SOLT.net/motherhouse. There you can learn more about the campaign, donate, make a pledge, or share the word about the mission of the beautiful SOLT sisters. If you want to help the SOLT sisters but feel like you are unable to do so financially, join us in saying a prayer for their campaign.