As the body of Pope Francis is laid to rest today, I cannot help but be immensely grateful for him. If you like what Preambula Group is doing, you can

I have to be honest, there are too many times when the Church’s PR efforts need some genuine improvement. While this latest synodal process has been going on for some time, I encounter a lot of Catholics who just don’t understand what this is all about. What is a Synod on Synodality? What’s the synodal way? 

Discernment means to think through our decisions and actions, not just by rational calculation but by listening for His Spirit, recognizing in prayer God’s motives, invitations, and will.

Evangelization means reaching out. The Church teaches that evangelization involves going forth and reaching out to others, becoming involved in people’s lives, and accompanying others on life’s journey.

We have all heard the statistics that for every convert we make to the Catholic faith, seven people leave. Perhaps you have also heard that somewhere around 70% of those that enter the Church at the Easter vigil do not consistently attend Mass a year later.

Michel Therrien and Al Kresta discuss the new evangelization and being Christ's mission to the world.

Father Jay Donahue interviews Michel Therrien about his book, The Catholic Faith Explained and his new nonprofit, Preambula Group.

In the course of Jesus’ three-year ministry, we see that Jesus always initiated relationships with those he called to himself (Luke 4-5). Indeed, people did come to him, but that is because he made himself accessible, first by going out and then by drawing others to himself through the extraordinary things he did either for people or within their presence.