Last weekend a pastoral letter written by both our bishops was read in all churches in Malta and Gozo. The subject treated, as well as the manner of its treatment were by no means easy. But the subject is of greatest importance.
The pastoral letter was quite evidently influenced by the recent Synod of Bishops and in fact quotes quite often from the final document of the Synod. What is technically called evangelisation was the core theme of the Synod and the pastoral letter. In common parlance evangelisation means the communication of the good news that God loves us, saves us through Christ and is present in our lives through the Spirit.
There is one paragraph which I particularly liked. I quote it in toto.
“This “Word” may be read in the Bible and we, as your Bishops, recognize that the more time passes, more and more groups are focusing upon this Word. But the Church also believes that even in the world around us, there is the “seed of the Word”, that is, there are signs of the presence of Christ. For this reason, if we wish to announce the Good News, we cannot but be alert to what the world is saying. Dialogue with society is profitable and not a deficit because through...
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