Theology professor Petroc Willey joins the podcast this week to explain why the Catholic Church needs a “new evangelisation” in a culture shaped by secularism, fragmented worldviews, and weakened intergenerational faith.
Drawing on the ancient Catechetical School of Alexandria, Dr Willey proposes a model of formation that joins intellectual teaching, embodied practices, personal mentoring, and community so that Catholics can become confident witnesses.
Light From Alexandria book: https://www.amazon.ie/Light-Alexandria-Recovering-Christian-Education/dp/B0F2JK36GW
Chapters:
00:00 Petroc Willey and the purpose of the new evangelization
02:24 How modernity fractured a shared moral worldview
06:15 Vatican II’s call for a new Pentecost
09:12 Why the Church must be evangelized too
16:02 Secular assumptions and the challenge of explaining faith
22:16 Resourcement and the ancient Catechetical School of Alexandria
27:02 Formation as an embodied craft, not just instruction
34:10 What a day in the Alexandrian school might involve
38:28 The catechumenate: a gradual path into Christian life
50:25 Small communities, families, and the mustard-seed approach
58:26 Why online Catholic content needs personal mentors
01:05:12 Building ongoing formation and training parish catechists
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