Evangelii Gaudium - Chapter 2 Amid the Crisis of Communal Commitment

An audio presentation of the Introduction of Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation following the 2012 XIII Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops On the New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith.

00:00 Amid the Crisis
02:20 I. Some Challenges of Today's World
03:39 No to an Economy of Exclusion
06:20 No to the New Idolatry of Money
08:27 No to a Financial System which Rules Rather than Serves
10:25 No to the Inequality which Spawns Violence
13:00 Some Cultural Challenges
20:46 Challenges to Inculturating the Faith
24:31 Challenges from Urban Cultures
29:26 II. Temptations Faced by Pastoral Workers
31:52 Yes to the Challenge of a Missionary Spirituality
34:28 No to Selfishness and Spiritual Sloth
37:40 No to a Sterile Pessimism
42:04 Yes to the New Relationship Brought by Christ
48:03 No to Spiritual Worldiness
53:48 No to Warring Amoung Ourselves
57:12 Other Ecclesial Challenges

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