“John Gallagher felt anxious as he set out on a rainy Sunday afternoon to knock on doors in Georgetown, inviting people to a barbecue and, hopefully, to Jesus Christ.
“The 25-year-old had been in Catholic schools through college, has a priest brother and a deacon father, and is a member of a parish and a young Catholics professional group — his faith is his core, his identity. But talk to strangers about it?
“That’s what the Vatican is asking Catholics to do — to take up evangelizing, to speak openly of one’s faith in order to spread it.”
A recent report in the Washington Post examined the “New Evangelization” and on some of the outreach activities that have been initiated as part of the process.
To access this Washington Post report, please visit:
Washington Post: A Catholic campaign: ‘The new evangelization’ (7 JUN 13)
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