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Anaheim, Calif., Aug 8, 2012 \/ 05:04 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Embracing a spirit of prayer and joy, Catholics are called to spread the truth of the Gospel in a world saturated with false messages, said Cardinal Thomas C. Collins of Toronto.
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\n\t\u201cOur mission is to offer to our age the life-giving Gospel alternative to the superficially attractive wisdom of this age,\u201d the cardinal said. \u201cAnd we need to do so persuasively, to get through to people, including Catholics, who are bewitched by the wisdom of this age.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tCardinal Collins delivered his homily at an August 8 Mass for the Knights of Columbus\u2019 130th Supreme Convention.<\/p>\n

\tThe convention, which was held in Anaheim, Calif., drew more than 2,000 participants, including dozens of bishops from around the world.<\/p>\n

\tAs Catholics, Cardinal Collins told the Knights, we are called to \u201cproclaim the supernatural wisdom of the Gospel.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cOur mission, like that of each generation of Christians, is to make Christ known in the age in which we live,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we should not be surprised at the storms that occur when the divine wisdom of the Gospel confronts the human wisdom of this age.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tWhile divine wisdom is in harmony with the truths of nature, discoverable by faith and reason, it stands in stark contrast to \u201cthe false wisdom\u201d of this era, he explained.<\/p>\n

\tThis false wisdom which has shaped modern society is \u201cantagonistic to Christian faith, and even blind to what human reason itself reveals,\u201d he said. Communicated effectively, these misguided ideas are attractive \u201cto Catholics as much as to any others, who are unconsciously absorbing the false wisdom of the age.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tIn response, Cardinal Collins said the Church must not only to evangelize those who have not heard the truth presented effectively, but also fight the de-evangelization of many Christians.<\/p>\n

\tThis hostile social environment can make the mission difficult, he acknowledged, but it is precisely this challenge that Christians are called to embrace.<\/p>\n

\tTo do so, he said, we can look to the witness of St. Dominic, who was sent to evangelize in a culture that had similarly rejected the wisdom of God to embrace a false human wisdom.
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\n\tFrom the example of St. Dominic, we learn that fruitful apostolic mission must be rooted in a firm foundation of prayer, including Eucharistic adoration, the Rosary and Scripture, the cardinal explained.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThis is not just pious icing on the cake,\u201d he said. \u201cIn many ways, it is the cake.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe 13th century saint also emphasized the importance of \u201cpersonal and communal example.\u201d
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\n\tThis means cleaning up scandal and corruption, as well as being careful not to block the effect of the Gospel message through our actions, the cardinal said, stressing the need for examples \u201cof joyful orthodoxy that bears fruit in practical love.\u201d
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\n\tThe Toronto cardinal also urged Catholics to imitate St. Dominic\u2019s dedication to communicating \u201ceffectively and persuasively,\u201d listening to the questions of the culture and seeking to understand the false wisdom of the day in order to counter it.
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\n\tAlthough it is not popular, he said, the message of the Gospel is desperately needed in a world where false wisdom \u201ccorrodes the bonds of love, and ultimately leads to a discordant society of lonely people, without purpose and without peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

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