Santo Domingo
Life Ascending World Meetin
The 9th World Meeting of Life Ascending International (MCR/Vie Montante International) took place in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, during 19 – 23 November 2018. The theme of this meeting «Elders, actors of evangelization in a mul- tigenerational and multicultural society» was chosen by the Steering Committee in session in Lisieux in May 2017. From one meeting to another, undeniably, The Spirit is at work! Invited to deepen our role as witnesses (2010 Witnesses in a world in crisis), to take up the challenges of a new civilization (2014 the elders in a changing world) we go one step further, being «actors of evangelization» we must act to share the treasure of faith, in ways that take into account the developments that have shaped a «multigenerational and multicul- tural society». Pope Francis keeps reminding us of the mission of evangelization that has been vested to us at our baptism: let us be “a Church on the way out”, let us commit ourselves “so that the values of the Gospel penetrate the economic, social and political realities of our world “(EG 122). Isn’t Life Ascending International the path on which, in a certain number of countries, the elders engage, to “change the world”?
Read more of Monique Boudhain’s editorial and full account plus key speeches from the World Meeting on INTERNATIONAL page of this web site
