Catholic Missionary Disciples

Building #Catholic leaders into missionary disciples who make missionary disciples.
#Evangelization #Discipleship #Jesus

[Catholic Missionary Disciples @CMDisciples]

Why CMD?
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[U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops @USCCB]

Today the U.S. bishops will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, joined by parishes and faithful across the country. The act of consecration takes place as part of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Join the livestream this afternoon at 4pm ET / 3pm CT / 2pm MT / 1pm PT. Watch along, pray with us, and entrust our nation to the love of Christ's Sacred Heart.

[𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚕 𝙻𝚎𝙹𝚎𝚞𝚗𝚎 @MarcelLeJeune]

Catholic leaders who aren't making disciples shouldn't make decisions. ☠️

[Catholic Missionary Disciples @CMDisciples]

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[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Let us ask Mary, Queen of Peace, to teach us to renounce hurtful words, hasty judgment, gossip, and slander. May we learn to cherish and nurture love within our families, among friends, in the workplace, on social media, in political debates, and in Christian communities, so that hatred may give way to hope and peace. #ApostolicJourney

[𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚕 𝙻𝚎𝙹𝚎𝚞𝚗𝚎 @MarcelLeJeune]

Great time with the priests of the Diocese of Nashville. Thanks to Ryan Hanning and Catholics Come Home for the partnership with @CMDisciples

[𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚕 𝙻𝚎𝙹𝚎𝚞𝚗𝚎 @MarcelLeJeune]

Off to speak to the priests of Nashville, with Dr Ryan Hanning. Thankful for the invitation for @CMDisciples to partner with @CatholicsHome on this. Prayers are appreciated for the both of us.

[𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚕 𝙻𝚎𝙹𝚎𝚞𝚗𝚎 @MarcelLeJeune]

What do the USA military and Catholic parishes have in common?
They failed to adapt to modern warfare...
https://t.co/yaNDxXv94U

[Catholic Missionary Disciples @CMDisciples]

Catholic parishes are showing up to the wrong battle and fighting the wrong way. We have not adapted.
https://t.co/c03LP7Qt5H

[𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚕 𝙻𝚎𝙹𝚎𝚞𝚗𝚎 @MarcelLeJeune]

Why is the Pope talking AI, tech, & business?
Because:
-they have a moral dimension,
-it impacts humanity globally,
-he can talk about things beyond explicit doctrine
-who else can ask these important questions & start a global conversation?

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

In the era of #ArtificialIntelligence, when human dignity is threatened by new forms of dehumanization, ours is the pressing duty to remain profoundly human. We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendor of which no machine can ever replace. #MagnificaHumanitas
https://t.co/6i9MWs6LJl

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Mary is the Mother of the whole Church. Everyone can turn to her with filial confidence, certain of being heard, protected, and loved. #GeneralAudience

[𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚕 𝙻𝚎𝙹𝚎𝚞𝚗𝚎 @MarcelLeJeune]

I LOVE my job! Just finished an intensive with a parish leadership team. Already seeing transformation! They said:
-Miracles are happening
-I feel alive
-God is working powerfully
-I’m hopeful for the first time in years
God wants renewal - we just have to say yes
@CMDisciples

[Fr. Gabriel T Mosher, OP @lukei4655]

Mark is 100% correct here.

[𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚕 𝙻𝚎𝙹𝚎𝚞𝚗𝚎 @MarcelLeJeune]

The strategy of Jesus was to:
1 - discern and do what the Father wanted.
2 - form deep community and relationships.
3 - form others in the skills needed to fulfill the mission he was given.
This is the answer...
https://t.co/y53kB0FEog

[Catholic Missionary Disciples @CMDisciples]

By every modern leadership metric - Jesus' strategy was WILDLY inefficient. But, it worked.
Catholic parishes need to return to the inefficiency of Jesus.
https://t.co/YKDOEkvMWA

[Catholic Missionary Disciples @CMDisciples]

Every honest parish leader knows the feeling.
The conferences have been attended. The vision exists. There is real fruit. Still, in the quiet, anyone honest knows: the parish hasn't actually been transformed.
We are still missing 1 step. And it might be the 1 that mattered most.

[𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚕 𝙻𝚎𝙹𝚎𝚞𝚗𝚎 @MarcelLeJeune]

Lots of Catholic leaders want deep renewal in their parishes.
Few Catholic leaders take this vital step to deep renewal.
https://t.co/wvpAPPRcAM

[G. K. Chesterton @GKCdaily]

The main point of Christianity was this: that Nature is not our mother: Nature is our sister. We can be proud of her beauty, since we have the same father; but she has no authority over us; we have to admire, but not to imitate.

[Ascension @AscensionPress]

“Proclaim the truth, and do not be silent through fear.”

—St. Catherine of Siena

[𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚕 𝙻𝚎𝙹𝚎𝚞𝚗𝚎 @MarcelLeJeune]

This blog has been bubbling under the surface for years.
Decided to just write it all down...