Author Topic: Great report on Flame from 'Thinking Faith'

CYW.com · « **on:** April 17, 2012, 08:50:43 PM »

The praise for Flame Congress is still stacking up, even after nearly a month. The Jesuit Journal Thinking faith, has just published a great piece written by James Potter. Here's a slice:

More than just a gathering of young Catholics, the concept of the day was to draw out the connections between sport and our faith, with a particular focus on the Olympics. It may seem as if the country is unable to do anything unrelated to the upcoming Games at the moment, but in this case the use of sport as a foundation for the day was inspired. It is a huge aspect of youth culture and so engages young people. In this way, the day embodied the incarnational approach advocated for in the fantastic ‘On the Way to Life’ document commissioned by the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales in 2005, and expounded so well by Daniel O’Leary in his book, Begin with the Heart (a must-read for those involved in catechesis and youth ministry). I think this shows a confidence and maturity of approach that Catholic Youth Ministry has been gaining in this country. There was definitely an atmosphere of not being afraid to celebrate the ‘normal’ aspects of youth culture and embracing that graced vision that our Catholic sacramental faith brings to the way we live, enjoy and experience our world. The whole day was an expression of an often latent conviction of finding God in all things.

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Great report on Flame from 'Thinking Faith'

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Great report on Flame from 'Thinking Faith'

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