Spring 2025 - St. Bernard's Magazine (1) - Flipbook - Page 6
First, we need to strive to be holy. Only the
saint can evangelize. Second, we need to
develop communities of faith that tell the
Great Story of Jesus. Third, we need to foster
a missionary culture among our parishes or
communities. Fourth, we need to intercede for
those who are far away from the faith. Fifth,
we need to train lay people to be evangelizers.
Another ingredient that might go unnoticed is the need for intellectual formation. If Catholics want to
evangelize the world, they need to be convinced of their faith. We need to undergo, in the words of St. Paul,
that transformation of the mind (Romans 12:1-2).
This process of transformation is twofold. First, we need to abandon the mentality of the world. Second, and
most importantly, we need to embrace a biblical worldview. This transformation of the mind is accomplished
by an act of faith, praying with the Scriptures, participation in a Christian community, attending the Sacred
Liturgy, and the study of our faith.
We need Catholics who know and believe their faith. We need to learn the story of salvation, the reasons for
our faith, the connections between the diverse truths of our creed, etc. Only those who believe with all their
hearts the beauty and truth of Christianity will be able to share it with others.
The Certificate in Evangelization, a partnership program between the Saint John Society and St. Bernard’s
School of Theology and Ministry, seeks to be an instrument of the Holy Spirit to help Catholics evangelize
their minds in order to evangelize the world. This is done primarily through intellectual formation and study,
allowing students to be luminous witnesses to Christ in the world through deepened conversion of the mind.
Graduates from this Certificate are equipped to share the Gospel in a world so desperately in need of hearing
the Good News.
Fr. Ignacio Llorente was born in Seville, Spain, and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He
was ordained to the priesthood on June 13, 2009, and is a member of the Saint John Society - a
society of apostolic life dedicated to the New Evangelization. Fr. Ignacio is a professor for the
Certificate in Evangelization.
Learn more about the Certificate in Evangelization program by scanning the QR code:
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