CTS sent me a copy of Light of the World this morning. Let me begin by congratulating the "Heralds of the Gospel" who are singled out for praise by the Holy Father in the chapter on the Dictatorship of Relativism. Asked by Peter Seewald whether Christianity has played itself out as other civilisations have in the past, Pope Benedict replies that his meetings with Bishops around the world help him to look beyond the Western world. He adds:
In Brazil, for example, there is, on the one hand, strong growth among the sects, which are often very dubious because, for the most part, they promise only prosperity, external success. There are also, however, new Catholic awakenings, a dynamic of new movements, for instance, the “Heralds of the Gospel”, young people who are seized by the enthusiasm of having acknowledged Christ as the Son of God and of bringing him into the world. As the Archbishop of São Paolo tells me, new movements are being formed there constantly. And so there is a force of new life and awakening there. (p.58)Having read the pdf of the book under embargo, I have a few other good passages to highlight, but I thought it would be good first of all to give a heads-up to this endorsement of a fine group of people. The video above shows some of the women members in the favelas of São Paulo.
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I like very much The Heralds of Gospel, know here as Arautos do Evangelho. They are impressive. I feel so much respect for them each time I see them.
Thank you for mentioning the Heralds of the Gospel, and for your appreciation of the work that we do. But your own blogs demonstrate clearly that we are fellow workers in the same vineyard. We read the, often courageous, posts in the blogs with great interest!.
I was very impressed by the Herald of the Gospel who dropped in to Mass at Blackfen some months ago (even if one of the other parishioners did remark that he 'looked like a playing card'): his sheer energy and enthusiasm for the Faith were inspiring.
p.s. It's also good to hear about something else the Holy Father has said in 'Light of the World'
This is hot news! Thanks for posting the English language version here... I was looking for it (I only had the Spanish version)!
Congratulations to the Heralds on this impressive endorsement!
Should you be encouraging leaks??
Lovely words about the Holy Father:
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/
commentandblogs/2010/11/19/
peter-seewald-i-know-of-few-young-people-so-alive-so-curious-and-so-modern-as-the-pope/
Delia - leaks?
Does His Holiness know the past of João Scognamiglio Clá Dias as power behind the throne of Dr. Plínio in TFP?
Sorry, Father, I should have said extracts - I mean, extracts from books that are still under embargo. Yours is obviously innocent, but if the practice of publishing extracts from books under embargo becomes habitual, then one can't really complain when it's done by the mischievous, à l'Osservatore.
By the by, am eagerly anticipating a post on 'Verbum Domini'... Hope still in the pipeline!
To be fair to L'Osservatore, the extracts were sent round by the Libreria Editrice Vaticana so that newspapers could give one or two pre-publication "tasters". L'Osservatore jumped the gun and so after that, others (including myself) were given permission to go ahead.
(In fact this post on 23rd, was after the embargo ended.)
And yes - Verbum Domini is still on the to-do list but I'm waiting for a printed copy.
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