Papers by William P Gregory
One hundred years after the founding of the International Missionary Council, Pope Francis is mak... more One hundred years after the founding of the International Missionary Council, Pope Francis is making missionary renewal the top priority of the Catholic Church. Since his election in 2013, he has continually urged Catholics to be more active in mission, more engaged with the brokenness of the world, and more committed to building structures of dialogue, fraternity, and cooperation across the divisions that separate people. As part of his call to action, he has also encouraged Catholics to act ecumenically whenever possible and to join with other Christians in common prayer, evangelization, and service to the poor. Speaking at the World Council of Churches in 2018, he proclaimed: "Walking, praying and working together: this is the great path that we are called to follow today." 1 Collaborative action, driven by "an increased missionary impulse," "will lead [Christians] to greater unity." We think of what happened in Edinburgh at the outset of the ecumenical movement. It was truly the fire of mission that made it possible to surmount barriers and tear down walls which kept us apart and made a common path unthinkable. Together let us pray for this intention. May the Lord grant […] a renewed impetus towards communion and mission. 3
A six-hour podcast on the mission of Catholic colleges and universities for administrators, trust... more A six-hour podcast on the mission of Catholic colleges and universities for administrators, trustees, faculty, and staff. On Spotify. The Second Vatican Council (1962-65) infused U.S. Catholic higher education with new vision, expanding its traditional focus on student formation with a missional commitment to accompany and engage the contemporary world. But in the decades following the council, the decline of apostolic religious communities in the context of increased social fragmentation obscured that vision, precipitating an identity crisis that persists in many institutions to this day. Recovering that inspiring vision is now central to sustaining the distinctive character of Catholic higher education. This informative podcast by Dr. William P. Gregory examines that vision in depth, illuminating its foundation in Catholicism's radically hopeful mission to the world as well as its newest expression in the mission integration initiatives instituted to address the identity crisis.
International Bulletin of Mission Research, 2020
International Bulletin of Mission Research, 2022
Missiology: An International Review , 2021
International Review of Mission - Wiley Article Share link , 2022
Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has embarked upon a significant program of teaching, exh... more Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has embarked upon a significant program of teaching, exhortation, and internal church critique aimed at stimulating the missionary reform of the Catholic Church. This article provides an overview of his contributions in this area with attention to his efforts to promote the greater involvement of all the baptized in mission, a deeper spirituality of mission across the church, and renewed practices of proclamation and social outreach. The fundamentally practice-oriented nature of Francis’ teaching is highlighted and a framework for conceiving the central facets of his mission theology is proposed.
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International Bulletin of Mission Research, 2019
From the start of his pontificate, Pope Francis has pursued a reform of the Catholic Church aimed... more From the start of his pontificate, Pope Francis has pursued a reform of the Catholic Church aimed at revitalizing Catholic engagement in mission. He has pursued this reform in three areas. He has sought, first, to clarify to all Christians the nature of their task; second, to motivate all Christians to carry out this task; and third, to correct a recurring set of countermissionary attitudes and practices within the church that damage the church's missionary efforts.
"Introduction" to Pope Francis, Go Forth: Toward a Community of Missionary Disciples (Orbis Books... more "Introduction" to Pope Francis, Go Forth: Toward a Community of Missionary Disciples (Orbis Books, 2019).
Review of Christian Mission as Dialogue: Engaging the Current Epistemological Predicament of the ... more Review of Christian Mission as Dialogue: Engaging the Current Epistemological Predicament of the West. By J. Andrew Kirk.
Review of God’s Mission and Postmodern Culture: The Gift of Uncertainty
By John C. Sivalon, MM
Review of The New Evangelization: Responding to the Challenge of Indifference
By Rino Fisichella
... more Review of The New Evangelization: Responding to the Challenge of Indifference
By Rino Fisichella
New Evangelization: Passing on the Catholic Faith Today
By Cardinal Donald Wuerl
Summarizes major new mission emphases in the pontificate of Pope Francis in comparison to Pope Be... more Summarizes major new mission emphases in the pontificate of Pope Francis in comparison to Pope Benedict XVI's program of the New Evangelization.
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New Evangelization: Passing on the Catholic Faith Today
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New Evangelization: Passing on the Catholic Faith Today
By Cardinal Donald Wuerl