How to defend your faith in the public square

1. How to defend your faith in the public square

2. PRAYER God our Father, bless and guide all those involved in Catholic Voices. Give us the gifts of the Holy Spirit that we need for this work, especially wisdom, gentleness, courage and joy. Help us to be faithful to Christ and to his Church, and to be open to the questions that people bring us. Help us to love and respect all those we meet. Support us in our difficulties and set backs. May our words and the witness of our lives give you glory and help others to be more open to you. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen. Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom, Pray for us. St Francis De Sales, Pray for us. Blessed Titus Brandsma, Pray for us. Blessed Cardinal Newman, Pray for us. presented by

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6. Train ordinary lay Catholics to speak on radio and TV Understand how the media works and lose the fear to be there Understand the frames so as to step out of them and get our message across A project run by lay people blessed by the bishops The History of “ HEART HEART SPEAKS TO presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

7. “ I want an intelligent, well-instructed laity - I wish...to enlarge [their] knowledge, to cultivate [their] reason, to get an insight into the relation of truth to truth, to learn to view things as they are, to understand how faith and reason stand to each other, what are the bases and principles of Catholicism...' – Bls. John Henry Newman presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

8. THE LINE presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

9. You’re a Catholic… presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

10. FIGHT Flight Freeze presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

11. CHARITY CLARITY presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

12. The heart is commonly reached, not through the reason, but through the imagination… Personsinfluence us, voicesmelt us, lookssubdue us, deedsinflame us – John Henry Newman presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

13. CHARITY CLARITY presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

14. It is commonly said that if rational argument is so seldom the cause of conviction, philosophical apologists must largely be wasting their shot… The premise is true, but the conclusion does not follow. For though argument does not create conviction, the lack of it destroys belief. What seems to be proved may not be embraced; but what no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish. – Austin Farrer presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

15. Meet them where they’re at but lead them to where God wants them to be presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

16. CHARITY CLARITY S E E K I N G presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

17. The Reframing Method presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

18. TheReframingMethod What are they saying? presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

19. There are not 100 people who hate the Catholic Church … but there are millions who hate what theythink the Catholic Church is – Fulton Sheen presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

20. TheReframingMethod Positive Intention What value do THEY hold? What value do I hold? presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

21. When we want to correct someone usefullyand show himhe is wrong, we must see from what point of view he is approaching the matter, for it is usuallyrightfrom that point of view, and we must admit this, but show him the point of view from which it is wrong. This will please him, because he will see thathe was not wrongbut merely fail to see every aspect of the question – Blaise Pascal, Pensées (701/9) presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

22. TheReframingMethod What do I need to know? What do I want to communicate? presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

23. Being Christianis not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but theencounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction – Benedict XVI presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

24. TheReframingMethod Positive Intention What are they saying? What value do THEY hold? What value do I hold? What do I need to know? What do I want to communicate? Positive Intention presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

25. NEVER AGAIN! The fight against clerical abuse and cover up…

26. “Anyone can become angry - that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right person, and in the right way- this is not easy.” – Aristotle presented by

27. The American STORY NEVER AGAIN! The fight against clerical abuse and cover up… presented by

28. The CBCEW STORY NEVER AGAIN! The fight against clerical abuse and cover up… presented by

29. A Programme for action (commonly known as the Nolan Report) The Nolan report made 83 recommendations covering: - the structures required at parish, diocesan and national level; - the steps which were needed to create a safe environment for children and those who work with children; and the action needed to respond to allegations of abuse. 3. Some of the key recommendations included: - Before taking up a post involving working with children (whether paid or voluntary), the person should complete an application form, provide references and details of any relevant criminal convictions and agree to a criminal records check (Rec 29). - Each parish should have a Parish Child Protection Representative (PCPR) (Rec 5). - Each Diocese should have a Child Protection Coordinator (Rec 8) and it was envisaged that in the larger dioceses this would most likely be a full- time role. - A National Child Protection Unit should be established to advise the Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Conference of the Religious on child protection policies and principles (Rec 16) and the National Child Protection Unit should issue codes of conduct and practical guidance on safe working with children (Rec 22). - Statutory authorities should be brought in straight away where there is a disclosure so that the statutory authority would take the lead on investigating and assessing the situation (Rec 61). - Contemporaneous records should be kept at the time of an allegation or other event (Rec 45) and be kept for 100 years (Rec 47). The Nolan Report (2000) presented by

30. Cumberlege report made 72 recommendations, including that: - the national unit’s name should be changed to the Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service (CSAS) to reflect its primary future role as one of coordination, advice and support in respect of the wider job of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults (Rec 3); - CSAS should report and be accountable to the Bishops’ Conference and Conference of Religious through the new National Safeguarding Commission (Rec 6); - CSAS should focus on matters including providing advice to members of the Church about safeguarding issues, overseeing and coordinating training within the Church, ensuring the safeguarding policies are accessible at all levels with an emphasis on people in parishes and producing an annual report (Rec 16); - the Bishops’ Conference and Conference of Religious should reaffirm their commitment to the paramountcy principle, ie the welfare of the child is the paramount concern (Rec 40); and - the Diocesan Child Protection Commissions should become Safeguarding Commissions responsible for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults (Rec 70). The Cumberlege Commision (2007) presented by

31. The Vatican STORY NEVER AGAIN! The fight against clerical abuse and cover up… presented by

32. SUMMARY • Historic abuse doesn’t mean historic pain • We are reforming not reformed (can’t afford to be complacent) • Listen to the voice and story of victims • Integrity must precede policy if policy is to have any effect • We must shift the focus from ’scandal’ to ‘victims' • Learn to speak in non defensive way, but tackle the narrative. • Use independent lay experts without delegating responsibility for the past NEVER AGAIN! The fight against clerical abuse and cover up…

33. Principles of CIVIL COMMUNICATION

34. 1 Don’t get mad, Reframe

35. 2 Shed light, not heat

36. 3 Think in threes

37. 4 People often don’t remember what you said as how you made them feel

38. 5 Show, don’t tell

39. 6 Remember to say YES

40. 7 Compassion counts

41. 8 Avoid robotics

42. 9 It’s about witnessing, not winning

43. 10 It’s not about you

44. Principles ofCIVILCommunication 1. Don’t get mad, reframe 2. Shed light, not heat 3. Think in threes 4. People won’t remember what you said but how you made them feel 5. Show, don’t tell 6. Remember to say YES 7. Compassion counts 8. Avoid robotics 9. Its about witnessing, not winning 10. It’s not about you presented by How to defend your faith in the public square

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