Apostolates

Certainly there is concern that the numbers of sisters are plunging and ecclesial properties are being converted to secular use, but even more critical problems are evident: many sisters no longer work in apostolates related to the Church and no longer live or pray in community, and sometimes sisters even openly dissent from Church teaching on matters such as women’s ordination, homosexuality, centrality of the Eucharist, and the hierarchal nature of the Church. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Unfortunately, the official Catholic Church in the USA stopped referring to "apostolates" and began using the term "ministries" many years ago. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As Donna Steichen summarily states in Ungodly Rage: The Hidden Face of Catholic Feminism (Ignatius Press, 1991): "Stressing autonomy and self-realization instead of corporate identity and self-sacrifice, LCWR encouraged the exodus from traditional apostolates, and initiated or supported many of the organizations and coalitions formed to hasten the radical 'renewal' of its members" (p. 286). ❋ Unknown (2009)

There are lay apostolates and apostolates run by priests. ❋ Nissa_amas_katoj (2009)

The Church will be staffed by priests of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter who will live in community in Sarasota -- from where they will also serve other nearby apostolates within the Diocese of Venice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Apostolic Sisters are involved with many and various apostolates in an ever increasing number of countries and the contemplative branch have four houses: two in Italy, one in the Philippines and the fourth at Lanherne. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bill is an entertainer first, just like newscasters, extreme evangelicals, pushy apostolates, and politicians … not really searching for the truth, whether it exists or not. ❋ Unknown (2009)

People who come from non-Christian faiths may have their own apostolates/ministries but they will find other words to use to describe them, from 'charities' to 'community outreach' or even 'community activism'. ❋ Nissa_amas_katoj (2009)

All the priests listed as celebrants above do much more than occasional Masses, with three of them working very busy apostolates - the only thing keeping Fr Smith, for example, from having an every Sunday Mass in Newtownmountkennedy is that he would be unavailable one Sunday in three and the Dublin chaplaincy is not in a position to supply a priest for that purpose. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His thirty three years in the episcopate led to an abundance of riches for the Church: its ecclesiaistical institutions, culture, of aid and assitance, of apostolates, all of which endured over the centuries. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It could simply refuse to establish apostolates in sees where the Bishop demanded its priests celebrate NewMass. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To this end recollections are given and some apostolates of the FSSP offer evenings of recollection once a month. ❋ Esther G. (2009)

It was great to meet Fr Brian Harrison, many of whose articles I have read, as well as many good friends, active in various apostolates. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There is no distinct confraternity/association for this devotion, though many apostolates incorporate it into their devotional program. ❋ Esther (2009)

The modest size of the community is considered enormous in Africa where contemplative orders are generally very small – most are joining active apostolates instead. ❋ Esther (2009)

Devillers made a promise, which he kept, that he simply would not establish apostolates in those sees. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Have you [met] [my friend]? He's a [real] Apostol. ❋ Clare94 (2010)

[Apostolate]: I Had a dog whose sex partners, ownersat, [sisters], husbands, brothers, dog that eats food. Drunken_Economist: [NOBODY CARES] [APOSTOLATE] ❋ ImTheMaddest (2012)

Some Apostolic Scriptures: [Ephesians] 4:5-One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism Acts 2:38- Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the [remission] of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. John 10:30-33 I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I [shewed] you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. ❋ SamuelPaulM (2008)

long ago, the [catholic church] named us penecostols, because we rebelled from the catholic church, because we thought that their practices were wrong, dressing their [pope] as if he were a god, everyone wearing [jewelry] and all, but many people called themselves penecostols later on and so then we were called apostolics ❋ Bajiik (2007)

I’m a one God [apostolic] tongue talking holy rolling [born again] heaven bound believer in the [liberating] power of Jesus name! ❋ Apocostal (2019)

[You are] such an Apostole. [Just] [get over] with her. ❋ R.Man (2015)

that Finnish Apostolic ([finn]) is such a pussy, he was [talking shit] at [the rink] and when we got home, i saw him start making out with his cousin ❋ Hagakdvs2716 (2020)