Proclaim - Episodes Tagged with “Hospitality”

022: Taking Small Steps Towards a Culture of Hospitality

Proclaim — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0800

Brett and Eric discuss the importance of hospitality in our communities. Some simple actions like paying attention to the details, focusing on the person, and extending authentic curiosity, can help our communities in being hospitable to our proximate periphery. Hospitality isn't just a strategy, it's the privilege and responsibility of each of us as members of our parish communities.

004: Missionary Advantages and Challenges Today with Fr. James Mallon

Proclaim — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 05:00:00 -0700

In Part 3 of our series with Fr. James Mallon, Brett and Jason speak with him about the importance of focusing on one tool for evangelization and investing deeply in it, and the need to rely on the Holy Spirit.

Some moments of particular interest in their conversation:

0:00 The unique missionary advantage and unique challenges we have in the Catholic Church today

4:20 Person to person relationship is crucial in evangelization

6:08 Why we need to have a “shallow end” in our Church

8:48 The power of the Alpha Weekend and why we shouldn’t cut it out

14:06 Hope is the ground of all that we do, and how we can grow in this virtue

16:55 We need to call on the Holy Spirit and expect the Holy Spirit to come

Takeaway quote: “It’s as simple as this: we need a new Pentecost in the Church. The wind of the Holy Spirit has to breathe.”

Want to watch the interview? View it here.

002: The Primacy of Evangelization with Fr. James Mallon

Proclaim — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 05:00:00 -0700

In Part 2 of our series with Fr. James Mallon, Brett and Jason speak with him about how crucial it is to give primacy to evangelization in the Church today.

Some moments of particular interest in their conversation:

0:00 The problem of complicating a simple sharing of the Gospel

3:00 What Pope Francis says about “pastoral ministry in a missionary style,” and the difference between kerygma and catechesis

5:56 The problem in Church ministry of confusing “not caring” with “not knowing”

9:15 The need to create spaces of belonging for people who don’t believe yet

12:17 Why we must avoid “spiritual vampirism” and truly reflect the heart of the Father

14:43 Alpha is great for those of us who may not have the charism of evangelization

17:32 Alpha as a program vs. Alpha as a culture

21:29 Looking at Alpha as a leadership pipeline

23:05 Looking outward to “the peripheries”

28:35 The “gravitational pull” to be inward focused, and why we need to fight it

Takeaway quote: “The whole thing (Alpha) is geared up to welcome the outsider and just love that person like crazy.”

Want to watch the interview? View it here.