Parish World features Father Barron's article, "The Conversion of St. Paul and the Mission of the Ch
Parish World features Father Barron's article, "The Conversion of St. Paul and the Mission of the Church"
1/25/2011
January 25, 2011: On the 25th of January, the church celebrates the great feast of the conversion of St. Paul, and this celebration provides the occasion for thinking about who we are as followers of Jesus Christ. As I have often complained, most of us Christians in the West more or less follow the protocol of the secular society, which dictates that religion is an essentially private matter, something that individuals can cultivate for their own personal edification—but decidedly not something that ought to show up in the public arena...
To read the rest of the article, please visit Parishworld.net.
January 25, 2011: On the 25th of January, the church celebrates the great feast of the conversion of St. Paul, and this celebration provides the occasion for thinking about who we are as followers of Jesus Christ. As I have often complained, most of us Christians in the West more or less follow the protocol of the secular society, which dictates that religion is an essentially private matter, something that individuals can cultivate for their own personal edification—but decidedly not something that ought to show up in the public arena...
To read the rest of the article, please visit Parishworld.net.
