Called “Evangelii Gaudium,”..
http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm

the document offers..the Roman Catholic Church..a road map
for navigating..the complexities of the..modern world,..with the Gospel..as a compass

for.;.what the pope..called
“a new phase..of ev-angel-ization,.
*one marked by..enthusiasm..joy..and vitality.”

The document,..[the Joy of the Gospel)..is/a papal pronouncement..
known as an apostolic exhortation,..it..was the first major written work Francis..has created*..since he was chosen eight months ago to lead the 2,000-year-old church.

It challenges the church..to..“abandon the complacent/attitude that says: ‘We have always..done it this way,'”..and he seeks..to find novel,..more immediate..“bold and creative.. ways to speak to the faithful..and to make..the..service..of the church more meaningful.

The 84-page document is essentially..a compendium of what Pope Francis has said..in dozens of speeches and sermons since he became pope in March.

“It is the fruit/of personal reflection,”..the Vatican spokesman,
the Rev. Federico Lombardi,..said at a news conference.

“There is coherence..between..the words/of..the documents
and..the actions..of the pope.”

An apostolic exhortation..does*not/..define Church doctrine,
and the document makes clear..that some issues..like abortion,
or the ordination of women,,are not up for discussion.

But there is an acknowledgment too,..that the world has changed,
and that the church must change with it...It is time, Pope Francis said, for “still broader opportunities..for a more incisive female presence in the Church,” in particular “in the various other settings where important decisions are made.”

The local church must have greater say in decision-making, and the renewal of the church can only gain strength if it begins from the bottom up, the pope said.

Bishops and priests on the ground have a better sense of the needs of the faithful, as well as their frustrations, and parishes should become a critical part of the church’s evangelization and outreach.

A parish should be a point of “contact with the homes and the lives of its people,” and not a “useless structure out of touch with people or a self-absorbed cluster made up of a chosen few,” he wrote.

http://www.news.va/en/news/synthesis-of-the-apostolic-exhortation-the-joy-of

MORE EASy TO READ VERSION

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium_en.html#Kerygmatic_and_mystagogical_catechesis

the easy to read,.INDEX
[active links]



I...A JOY EVER NEW,
A JOY WHICH IS SHARED [2-8]

II...THE DELIGHTFUL AND COMFORTING JOY OF EVANGELIZING [9-13]

Eternal newness [11-13]

III. THE NEW EVANGELIZATION
FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF THE FAITH [14-18]

The scope and limits
of this Exhortation [16-18]

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium_en.html#THE_CHURCH%E2%80%99S_MISSIONARY_TRANSFORMATION

CHAPTER ONE
THE CHURCH’S MISSIONARY TRANSFORMATION [19]

I. A CHURCH WHICH GOES FORTH [20-24]

Taking the first step, being involved and supportive, bearing fruit and rejoicing [24]

II. PASTORAL ACTIVITY AND CONVERSION [25-33]

An ecclesial renewal which cannot be deferred [27-33]

III. FROM THE HEART OF THE GOSPEL [34-39]

IV. A MISSION EMBODIED WITHIN HUMAN LIMITS [40-45]

V. A MOTHER WITH AN OPEN HEART [46-49]

CHAPTER TWO
AMID THE CRISIS OF COMMUNAL COMMITMENT [50-51]

I. SOME CHALLENGES OF TODAY’S WORLD [52-75]

No to an economy of exclusion [53-54]
No to the new idolatry of money [55-56]
No to a financial system which rules rather than serves [57-58]
No to the inequality which spawns violence [59-60]
Some cultural challenges [61-67]
Challenges to inculturating the faith [68-70]
Challenges from urban cultures [71-75]

II. TEMPTATIONS FACED BY PASTORAL WORKERS [76-109]

Yes to the challenge of a missionary spirituality [78-80]
No to selfishness and spiritual sloth [81-83]
No to a sterile pessimism [84-86]
Yes to the new relationships brought by Christ [87-92]
No to spiritual worldliness [93-97]
No to warring among ourselves [98-101]
Other ecclesial challenges [102-109]

CHAPTER THREE
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL [110]

I. THE ENTIRE PEOPLE OF GOD PROCLAIMS THE GOSPEL [111-134]

A people for everyone [112-114]
A people of many faces [115-118]
We are all missionary disciples [119-121]
The evangelizing power of popular piety [122-126]
Person to person [127-129]
Charisms at the service of a communion which evangelizes [130-131]
Culture, thought and education [132-134]

II. THE HOMILY [135-144]

The liturgical context [137-138]
A mother’s conversation [139-141]
Words which set hearts on fire [142-144]

III. PREPARING TO PREACH [145-159]

Reverence for truth [146-148]
Personalizing the word [149-151]
Spiritual reading [152-153]
An ear to the people [154-155]
Homiletic resources [156-159]

IV. EVANGELIZATION AND THE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE KERYGMA [160- 175]

Kerygmatic and mystagogical catechesis [163-168]
Personal accompaniment in processes of growth [169-173]
Centred on the word of God [174-175]

CHAPTER FOUR
THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF EVANGELIZATION [176]

I. COMMUNAL AND SOCIETAL REPERCUSSIONS OF THE KERYGMA [177-185]

Confession of faith and commitment to society [178-179]
The kingdom and its challenge [180-181]
The Church’s teaching on social questions [182-185]

II. THE INCLUSION OF THE POOR IN SOCIETY [186-216]

In union with God, we hear a plea [187-192]
Fidelity to the Gospel, lest we run in vain [193-196]
The special place of the poor in God’s people [197-201]
The economy and the distribution of income [202-208]
Concern for the vulnerable [209-216]

III. THE COMMON GOOD AND PEACE IN SOCIETY [217-237]

Time is greater than space [222-225]
Unity prevails over conflict [226-230]
Realities are more important than ideas [231-233]
The whole is greater than the part [234-237]

IV. SOCIAL DIALOGUE AS A CONTRIBUTION TO PEACE [238-258]

Dialogue between faith, reason and science [242-243]
Ecumenical dialogue [244-246]
Relations with Judaism [247-249]
Interreligious dialogue [250-254]
Social dialogue in a context of religious freedom [255-258]

CHAPTER FIVE
SPIRIT-FILLED EVANGELIZERS [259-261]

I. REASONS FOR A RENEWED MISSIONARY IMPULSE [262-283]

Personal encounter with the saving love of Jesus [264-267]
The spiritual savour of being a people [268-274]
The mysterious working of the risen Christ and his Spirit [275-280]
The missionary power of intercessory prayer [281-283]

II. MARY, MOTHER OF EVANGELIZATION [284-288]

Jesus’ gift to his people [285-286]
Star of the new evangelization [287-288]

its..well worth..looking..at
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium_en.html#Kerygmatic_and_mystagogical_catechesis

the times..they are a..changing

Er, OUG,

Perhaps you might like to give OLO’ers the chance to follow up on some of your links and your multiple posts?

If you give us a couple of weeks before posting any more we might get the chance to at the very least do a “mind if I cut in?”

Make a cupper, sit down, read the bible to keep yourself occupied and put on a pair of boxing gloves and stay away from your keyboard.

Otherwise just take over the whole thread and we can just sit back and watch you have a marvelous chat with yourself!

Thanks.

ok..i..get it..spin/doc..but a week?
im so..keen to talk..about each line..
i especially hoped together..we could translate..it
in...its fullness..like the..astounding references..to joy

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium_en.html#A_JOY_EVER_NEW,_A_JOY_WHICH_IS_SHARED

its been..thought over hard
i..just want to respect..its importance
[get it right/this time..doting the eyes..so to..speak]

but must let it develop..[i..get it].
if its going to work..it needs us all/to share..the JOY

such a strange word..joy[much/like toy..[its possibly more impressive..in..latin]..but more meaningful..at this time[ie imagine..if the word..was gay?

oh..joy..we got it right
and yep/in..just a few..more days..we shall hear..its a boy

[i..wanted to..clarify..the lead-up..to..christs birth
but it didnt become a topic..to buildup to..his birth

like today..where would jopseph/mary be..today
we know hhe will be presumed..to be in one month

but i see our beloved..mother..[swollen feet]..and all
but who..knows where..[in..the pre birthing zone?]

one church cant..alone..do it
but he can..make the..other;s..messengers saints
pick..one of the latest blue blood princes..[george]to...be babe/christ incarnate..but that topic didnt get up..this one did

now i let..it rest..[till tomorrow]..hoping others chuck..in..their revisions/clarifications etc..and will..comfort myself..with editing..the lambs/island thread..instead/

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=6040#177111

time..for straight talking
now we know..they are listeniing.

My friend I am sure to offend you and others.
Yet hid from my duty to be accountable for my actions amongst your mob once.
No more committed Christian than me.
Ignoring the cash hungry TV evangelists.
Even those sent to prison.
And ignoring too why so many Gods if only one made us.
Was God having a bad day, making so many others who claimed to be the one.
To put us at one another's throats in all of history in the names of so many Gods, then why?
What will heaven be like, billions on their knees forever totally loving a God, why?
Are my rights to follow my non-belief as right as yours to be you?
My Christmas is a continuation of what it was before the Christ Myth.
A drink a laugh boxing day cricket and? spending time with the family.