The church exists to evangelize. So why are most Catholics bad at it?

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🗓️ 29 April 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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At a time when young people are leaving the Catholic Church, and those who remain are less likely to attend Mass, evangelizing may not seem like a top priority. It can be tempting for Catholic leaders to think: We need to stop the internal bleeding first, then we can worry about the rest of the world. Bishop William Wack disagrees: In every age and place, Catholics are called to “make disciples of all nations,” and our time is no different. Named the head of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee in Florida in 2017, Bishop Wack recently authored a pastoral letter on evangelization, titled “Sharing the Gift.” Ashley and Zac talk to Bishop Wack about praying in public, talking to friends (and strangers) about Jesus and what makes evangelization different from proselytizing. In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley talk with their colleague Jim McDermott, S.J., about how Catholics should think about wearing masks—even when they are not required. What Catholic principles can help us discern our way through what is hopefully the final stages of the Covid-19 pandemic? Links from the show: Catholics: Please keep wearing your masks. Listen to the whole conversation here. Bishop Wack: We need more evangelical Catholics Pastoral Letter, Sharing the Gift Join Jesuitical in Italy What’s on tap? Threes Brewing Logical Conclusion IPA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.2	editors of America Media. That lay part means we aren't Jesuits but we work with
0:38.1	them. Join us each week for a smart Catholic take on faith culture in the news.
0:42.0	Off to NOVA drinks.
0:43.4	I'm actually McInless, and I'm joined by Zach Davis.
0:45.8	And it is great to be with you, Ashley.
0:47.2	Yes, how are you doing?
0:48.2	I'm doing well.
0:49.2	I'm, you know, feeling good about spring, feeling good about the drink we've got. Funny story about that coming up.
0:55.4	Let's just get to it. Don't make the people wait.
0:58.4	Sure. Okay. So we're drinking logical conclusion, which is a favorite beer of mine because it's from a brewery
1:04.7	called Threes Brewing and it's down the street from my apartment.
1:07.7	Our guest this week for Signs of the Times, Father Jim McDermott, who you might have read in America
1:11.2	and remember from this podcast he requested beer and something
1:15.9	dark and I stopped at a bodega on my way into the office today and I tried to find something
1:22.3	dark but literally all they had in the store were IPA's which is very Brooklyn.
1:28.0	Yeah. So this is an IPA but I think it's a little bit lighter than other I.
1:33.0	So it's not too bad.
1:34.8	All right.
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