An evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral.
Interpretation
An evangelizer should convey joy and hope rather than sadness.
This quote by Pope Francis emphasizes the importance of presenting a joyful and hopeful demeanor when sharing one's beliefs or engaging in evangelization. The metaphor of not looking like someone who has just returned from a funeral conveys the idea that one should inspire positivity and enthusiasm, rather than despair, when promoting faith and spirituality.
In practice
During a church gathering, to encourage members to present their faith positively.
We are a church of sinners but we must not be afraid of holiness. Do not be afraid to aim for holiness and turn yourselves over to the love of God. Holiness does not mean performing extraordinary things but carrying out daily things in an extraordinary way that is with love, joy and faith.
I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable.
No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas. This is an excuse commonly heard in academic, business or professional, and even ecclesial circles. While it is quite true that the essential vocation and mission of the lay faithful is to strive that earthly realities and all human activity may be transformed by the Gospel, none of us can think we are exempt from concern for the poor and for social justice
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'May the Force be with you' is charming but it's not important. What's important is that you become the Force - for yourself and perhaps for other people.
We don't want to tell young girls and boys that the odds are stacked against them from the start. Instead, we could tell them that with passion, conviction, and determination we can build a better future. This future is possible by redesigning our economy to truly reward hard work rather than wealth.
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Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars.
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Be yourself on stage. Nobody else can be you and you have the law of supply and demand covered.
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