Episode 534: Dr. Chad Pecknold Previews His Upcoming Talks on "Whither the Catholic Mission to America?"

Basilica of Saint Mary Podcast

Dr. Chad Pecknold, a Professor of Historical & Systematic Theology in the School of Theology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and the Resident Theologian of the Basilica's Institute for Faith and Public Culture, shares about his upcoming lectures on "Whither the Catholic Mission to America?" The talks will occur in two parts: on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, and Tuesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in the Lyceum Auditorium, 313 Duke Street. All are invited.

In His Great Commission, Our Lord called His apostles “to make disciples of all nations.” The history of the Faith can be told as just that — the conversion of whole nations and cultures. So how should we understand the Catholic mission to America? What has been the dominant missiological strategy? Has it succeeded? Dr. Pecknold examines some historical problems with the Catholic mission to America and asks how our strategy might change to be more faithful to the Great Commission today.

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