ISSUE 105 JAN/FEB 2014 Plus COOKING MENUS One-on-One with Puzzles Mgnsr John Baptist YOUTH TALK Itaruma JOKES & more Radio CHIEDZA Breaking New Ground Christian Marriages: Unique for a Reason Issue 105 JAN/FEB 2014 a p u k a z d Regulars a t u M s i 2. From the Editor’s post n n e 15. Youth speak out D : n 28. Puzzle g i s e 29. My Catholic dish D r 29. Poems e v o 31. Jokes C Africa Synod House: 29-31 Selous Avenue 32. People and places Cnr 4th Street, Harare Zimbabwe P.O. Box Cy2220 Causeway, Harare Tel: +263 796298 +263 774 530 733 +263 771 233 995 Email: [email protected] 3. Christian Marriages: Unique for a reason. [email protected] 4. New Evangelisation strategies for locals. 6. Caledonia Farm finding the going tough. Prepared & distributed by the Social 8. Radio Chiedza: Breaking New Ground. Communications Commission of the Zimbabwe 9. Br. Bvukumbwe (Late) sought God in all Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC) things. Editor: Sr. Theresa Nyadombo HLMC 10. 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This inseparable bond between our Sr. Dr. Theresa Nyadombo (HLMC) acceptance of the message of salvation and genuine fraternal love appears in several scriptural texts which we would do well to meditate upon, in order to appreciate all their consequences. The message is one which we often take for granted, and can repeat almost mechanically, without necessarily ensuring that it has a real effect on our lives and in our communities. How dangerous and harmful this is, for it makes us lose, our amazement, our excitement and our zeal for living the Centred on the Word of God Gospel of fraternity and justice! God's word teaches that our brothers and sisters are the prolongation of the incarnation for each of Pope Francis Apostolic Exhortation Nov. 2013. us: “As you did it to one it these, the least of my brethren, you did it to me.” (Mt 25:40). Not only the homily has to be nourished by the I would now like to share my concerns about the The way we treat others has a transcended Word of God. All evangelisation is based on that social dimension of evangelisation, precisely dimension: “The measure you give will be words, listened to, meditated upon, lived, because if this dimension is not properly brought the measure you get” (Mt 7:2). It celebrated and witnessed to. The sacred out, there is a constant risk of distorting the corresponds to the mercy which God has scriptures are the very source of evangelisation. authentic and integral meaning of the mission of shown us: “Be merciful, just as your father is Consequently, we need to be constantly trained evangelisation. merciful. Do not judge and you will not be in hearing the word. The church does not judged, do not condemn, and you will not be evangelize unless she constantly lets herself be COMMUNAL AND SOCIETAL condemned. Forgive, and you will be evangelized. It is indispensable that the word of REPERCUSSIONS OF THE KERYGMA forgiven; give and it will be given to you… God “be ever more fully at the heart of every The kerygma has a clear social content: at the For the measure you give is the measure you ecclesial activity”. God's word, listened to and very heart of the Gospel is life in community and get back” (Lk 6:36-38). What these passages celebrated, above all in the Eucharist, nourishes engagement with others. The content of the first make clear is the absolute priority of “going and inwardly strengthen Christians, enabling proclamation has an immediate moral forth from ourselves towards our brothers them to offer an authentic witness to the Gospel implication centred on charity. and sisters” as one of the two great in daily life. We have long since moved beyond Confession of faith and commitment to society commandments which ground every moral that old contraposition between word and To believe in a father who loves all men and norm and as the clearest sign for discerning sacrament. The preaching of the word, living and women with an infinite love means realising that spiritual growth in response to God's effective, prepares for the reception of the “thereby confers upon them an infinite dignity.” completely free gift. For this reason, “The sacrament, and in the sacrament that word attains To believe that the Son of God assumed our service of charity is also a constituent its maximum efficacy. human flesh means that each human person has element of the Church's mission and an The study of the sacred scriptures must be a door been taken up into the very heart of God. To indispensable expression of her very being.” opened to every believer. It is essential that the believe that Jesus shed his blood for us removes By her very nature the Church is missionary; revealed word radically enriches our catechesis any doubt about the bondless love which she abounds in effective charity and a and all our efforts to pass on the faith. ennobles each human being. Our redemption has compassion which understands, assists and Evangelisation demands familiarity with God's a social dimension because “God, in Christ, promotes. word, which calls for dioceses, parishes and redeems not only the individual person, but also Catholic associations to provide for a serious, the social relations existing between men.” To ongoing study of the Bible, while encouraging believe the Holy Spirit is at work in everyone “To evangelise is to its prayerful individual and communal reading. means realising that he speaks to penetrate every We do not blindly seek God, or wait for him to human situation and all social bonds: “the holy make the Kingdom of speak to us first, for “God has already spoken, spirit can be said to possess an infinite creativity, and there is nothing further that we need to know, proper to the divine mind, which knows how to God present in our which has not been revealed to us.” Let us loosen the knots of human affairs, even the most receive the sublime treasure of the revealed complex and inscrutable.” Evangelization is world. “ word. meant to cooperate with this liberating work of the Spirit. The very mystery of the Trinity Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF reminds us that we have been created in the of the Holy Father Francis to the Bishops, EVANGELIZATION image of that divine communion and so we Clergy, Consecrated Persons and the Lay To evangelise is to make the Kingdom of God cannot achieve fulfilment or salvation purely by Faithful on the Proclamation of the Gospel present in our world. Yet “any partial or our own efforts. From the heart of the Gospel we in today's world. 24 November 2013. fragmentary definition which attempts to render see the profound connection between p.139-142 nos 174 -179 the reality of evangelisation in all its richness, evangelisation and human advancement, which complexity and dynamism does so only at the must necessarily find expression and develop in risk of impoverishing it and even of distorting it. every work of evangelisation. Accepting the first Catholic Church News Jan/Feb 2014 Christian Marriages: Unique for a Reason By Deacon Keith Fournier Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) ecently the Vatican announced that fashion. Is it out of fashion? Pope Francis has called an In a culture of relativism and the ephemeral, Rextraordinary Synod of Bishops from many preach the importance of "enjoying" the around the world to meet October 2014 and moment. They say that it is not worth making a consider the Pastoral Challenges facing the life-long commitment, making a definitive Family in this age of Evangelization. decision, "forever", because we do not know To underscore the significance of this what tomorrow will bring. decision, the Code of Canon Law for the I ask you, instead, to be revolutionaries, I ask Catholic Church explains that such you to swim against the tide; yes, I am asking Extraordinary Synods deal with serious you to rebel against this culture that sees matters which need immediate pastoral everything as temporary and that ultimately attention. On the way back from World Youth believes you are incapable of responsibility - I ask you to be revolutionaries...Have the Day held late last year in Rio de Janeiro, the that believes you are incapable of true love. I Pope mentioned that he was considering such have confidence in you and I pray for you. courage to swim against the tide, have the a move. Now, he has acted officially, Have the courage to swim against the tide.