Evangelizing in the Key of Encounter

• Authors: Madziar Władysław

Title variants

PL

Ewangelizacja drogą do spotkania

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The author draws attention to the value of truly human encounters in the process of evangelization. The development of mass media does not change the fact that many people are lonely, left to their own fate. The anonymity of WhatsApp or Facebook and other communication applications does not generate lasting interpersonal relationships. Meanwhile, evangelization should cultivate the value of specific, personal and lasting interpersonal encounters. A human being is created to live in a community. Therefore, authentic, unplanned encounters can become a moment of faith sharing. The author sees the evidence of this thesis in the practice of the annual benediction of houses in the parish of St. Marcella in Rome. This form of encounter, as well as other (on the street, on the bus, on the beach) can initiate something that belongs to the action of the Holy Spirit. To make this possible, every Christian must first experience a personal friendship with Jesus.

PL

Autor zwraca uwagę na wartość prawdziwie ludzkich spotkań w procesie ewangelizacji. Rozwój środków masowej komunikacji nie zmienia faktu, że wiele osób jest samotnych, pozostawionych własnemu losowi. Anonimowość WhatsAppa lub Facebooka i innych aplikacji komunikacyjnych nie tworzy trwałych więzi międzyludzkich. Tymczasem ewangelizacja powinna pielęgnować wartość konkretnych, osobistych i trwałych spotkań międzyludzkich. Ludzka istota jest stworzona by żyć we wspólnocie. Dlatego też autentyczne, niezaplanowane spotkania mogą się stać chwilą dzielenia się wiarą. Autor widzi potwierdzenie tej tezy w praktyce corocznego błogosławienia domów na terenie parafii św. Marcelego w Rzymie. Ta forma spotkania, jak i inne (na ulicy, w autobusie, na plaży) mogą zapoczątkować coś, co należy do gestii działania Ducha Świętego. Aby to stało się możliwe, najpierw każdy chrześcijanin musi przeżyć osobistą przyjaźń z Jezusem.

Keywords

EN

evangelization; house benediction; meeting; Pope John Paul II; Pope Francis

PL

ewangelizacja; poświęcenie domu; spotkanie; Jan Paweł II; papież Franciszek

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Księży Werbistów Verbinum
• Journal: Nurt SVD
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 43-59

Dates

published

2019-06-30

Contributors

author

Madziar Władysław

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ISSN

1233-9717