The center of the "new evangelization" must be "a clear and unequivocal proclamation of the person of Jesus Christ, that is, the preaching of his name, his teaching, his life, his promises and the Kingdom which he has gained for us by his Paschal Mystery."

(Ecclesia in America 66, 1999)

Evangelization is both a call and a response. It is the call of Jesus reverberating down the centuries: "Go into the whole world and proclaim the good news to all creation" (Mark 16:15). The respone is: "Conduct yourselved, then, in a way worthy of the gospel of Christ" (Philippians 1:27). Evangelization means not only preaching but witnessing; not only conversion but renewal; not only entry into community but building up of the community; not only hearing the Word but sharing it.

(What we Have Seen and Geard: A Pastoral Letter From the Black Bishops of the United States, 2, 1970)

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