Archives for November 2012

Time To Begin Again

Globalization and the New Evangelization

Premise: Reopening ourselves to the joy of searching
and to faith as a search for joy

I think it is important to begin our reflection with an appropriate emotional tone, that is, with the right tone, which cannot be other than that of hope and joyous searching. In fact, in this tumultuous time, we want to reflect more deeply on our experience of faith simply because this experience fundamentally makes us happier. In other words, the spiritual experience is nothing other than the liberation and expansion in us of a Spirit who is a Spirit of joy, peace and the capacity to love (Ga. 5:22). Consequently, this experience offers us the most complete fulfillment of the human search for happiness. Only because of this does it draw and continue to draw and fascinate people. [Read more…]