Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese, 5 Oct 2012
Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal George Pell will join bishops from around the world in Rome this weekend for the opening of the Synod on the New Evangelisation for the Transmission of Christian Faith.
The Synod, which runs until 22nd October, will discuss key themes including the importance of the family and the transmission of faith and also the media and how the Christian faith can be spread in a digital media culture.
A working document for the Synod has been prepared in four chapters and will serve as the basis of reflection and discussion.
The first chapter is dedicated to a discovery of the heart of evangelisation: the experience of Christian faith - the encounter with Jesus Christ, God the Father's Gospel to humanity, which transforms us, gathers us together and introduces us, through the gift of the Spirit, to a new life, already experienced by us in the present in our feeling gathered as the Church.
The second chapter seeks to focus attention on discerning the changes which affect how we live our faith and which influence our Christian communities. The reasons for spreading the idea of the new evangelisation are then evaluated as well as the different ways the many particular Churches feel involved.
The third chapter treats the basic places, means, persons and activities in the transmission of the Christian faith - the liturgy, catechesis and works of charity - and how, in the process of transmission, the faith needs to be professed, celebrated, lived and prayed.
The fourth and final chapter discusses areas of pastoral activity, specifically those dedicated to the proclamation of the Gospel and the transmission of faith.
SHARED FROM ARCHDIOCESE OF SYDNEY
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