Evangelization of the Family as a Way to Find One's Identity (30 Years after familiaris consortio)

Abstract

John Paul II in Familiaris consortio p. 17, when speaking about the tasks of the Christian family, indicates the need to reach out to „the beginning" of the creative act of God. Today it appears that what the family needs above all is re-evangelization. This is to be understood as rediscovering God's original plan for marriage and the family and returning „to the beginning" with faith as a way of life. It is about bringing humans to a personal relationship with God Personality. Today the family is affected by many illnesses. So what can be done to „heal" it? What is the cure? Programs alone are insufficient, similarly as mere pastoral and catechetical instruction, which become like building a house without foundations. Today we have the problem of people practicing religion, but in fact being unbelievers. In addition to the methods developed over the centuries, there is an urgent need for the ministry of exorcists, spiritual liberation from slavery, which affects more and more people, and spiritual discernment on a larger scale. Many of the problems are the causes of spiritual diseases. What is needed is information and formation of priests and lay people, raising awareness about current threats and ways of protecting oneself against them.