Catch me on Relevant Radio tomorrow morning at 7:10 am ET
Laura DeMaria
I’ll be joining John Morales on Morning Air radio tomorrow morning, Wednesday, April 6, at 7:10 am eastern. I’ll be discussing my latest article, Creating Peace in Your Corner of the World, and you can listen live on your mobile device or computer in the player here. You can also download the Relevant Radio app, or check your local radio station listing here. Thanks for listening!
My next article is going to be a reflection on participating as a lay leader in the current synodal listening sessions. I was the facilitator for my parish’s three sessions a couple weeks ago, and have a few observations on the preparation, the listening sessions themselves, the feedback we received, and the area I feel we overlooked. Spoiler alert: on the topic of communication, everyone agreed “The Church needs a PR person.” But, no one mentioned how lacking the Church has been in communicating to lay Catholics that by virtue of their baptism, every Catholic is called to evangelize. No exceptions!
Whereas some lament the lack of resources, I think resources are abundant. Word on Fire Institute, Catholic Answers, etc, etc. It is more that most Catholics don’t know there is something they should be doing. Why did the Church stop teaching this, or was it ever taught? Is there an answer? I do not know. But, I want to explore it.
Next week is Holy Week. Wow! I look forward to the return of all those Holy Week traditions: the feet washing, the Mass of the Lord’s supper followed by the grief and stillness of Good Friday, the hopefulness of Holy Saturday, and of course, the feast and triumph of Easter Sunday. This Sunday, look forward to holding palms - for some people, maybe the first time in two years - and praise God for his closeness to his people.