Publication / United States Conference o The Joy of the Gospel, (Paperback)

from Doondeck

Incredibly refreshing after so many years of JP2 and B16.

from rmagahiz

This letter falls into the category of "Apostolic Exhortation" and is directed primarily to Catholics, so I'll review it here in that light, not as though it were intended for a general audience. It seemed remarkable to me as compared to other pastoral letters from the Holy See such as the ones w...

from bezoar44

As a non-dogmatic, mainline Protestant, I am not in the target audience for this apostolic exhortation. Nonetheless, I found it intellectually stimulating and emotionally moving, written (or translated into English) with direct phrases and a fluid style. In the exhortation, Pope Francis lays a co...

from sullijo

Published in the wake of the Synod on the New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith, Evangelii Gaudium calls the faithful to be "missionary disciples" who will proclaim the Gospel across the world, in all places and situations. The Holy Father isn't unaware of the challenges ...

from SheilaDeeth

If Christianity is grounded in "good news," there should surely be something both joyful and urgent about its message. Instead, all too often leaders of faith seem to turn into political debaters, or puritanical obstructionists. Pope John Paul the 23rd said, "We are not here to guard a museum, bu...