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The New Evangelization

The New Evangelization. What is Christ’s mandate? What does mandate mean? . …Then vs Now…. What is the same ? What is different?. Relativism Individualism Materialism Secularism. Be able to make distinctions . Current Cultural Characteristics.

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The New Evangelization

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  1. The New Evangelization

  2. What is Christ’s mandate? What does mandate mean?

  3. …Then vs Now… What is the same ?What is different?

  4. Relativism • Individualism • Materialism • Secularism Be able to make distinctions Current Cultural Characteristics

  5. What is the difference b/w objective truth and subjective truth • What is truth? “truth is.” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INhLs0RIAQM&feature=BFa&list=UUH4-usupiIjtT7uETsnLnnQ VERITAS

  6. Relativism

  7. Relativism is not a single doctrine but a family of views whose common theme is that some central aspect of experience, thought, evaluation, or even reality is somehow relative to something else (Stanford encyclopedia) - Forms of relativism : “It is all a matter of opinion” Absolutism - freedom and tolerance as absolutes Make distinctions!!!!! Are all things relative?

  8. Tolerance and freedom are good in themselves, but they are not Gods themselves

  9. Relativism cont…

  10. Cultural Relativism

  11. Moral Relativism

  12. What are consequences of a “relativistic” mentality? What IS wrong with relativism?

  13. Truth doesn’t change according to your ability to stomach it. (see poster) • Principle of non-contradiction: something can’t “be and not be” at the same time. • is the test easy? = relative • Is he tall? = relative • Does that chair exist? = Truth is. Vs. Opinion is.

  14. The Truth will set you free • I am the way the truth • The Lord is our God – the Lord is one. Gospel answer to relativism?

  15. Looking out for number 1 • Theme song in Hell = “I did it my way” Individualism

  16. Individualism vs individuality/diversity

  17. God • Team • Me Gospel response to individualism?

  18. materialism

  19. Product as an end vs people as an end You are a human being not a human doing Nothing you can DO can win God’s love for you. It is always there. Everything is a grace. You must be poor of spirit and detached to be open to it. Materialism

  20. Secularism

  21. Religious Freedom vs Freedom of Worship

  22. Catholic Charities Adoption Agencies closed • Refusal to rent public building to Christians • Petition this Christmas to call Catholic Church a ‘hate group’ • HHS Mandate Secularism in govt.

  23. Gloria = well spoken on HHS • dec31 hobby lobby • pope on secularism

  24. Compatability(natural law)

  25. Universal Declaration of Human Rights United Nations and the Arab Spring Separation of Church and State

  26. Are there ways you see relativism, individualism, materialism or secularism in the your teenage world?

  27. What should the new evangelization look like?

  28. What is your responsibility in the new evangelization?

  29. Describe the behavior of a true follower of Christ in today’s society….

  30. Virtue – not acting on feeling – but on choice of the good • Prayer – • Concern for others – awareness of others Christian

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