6-08 The Great Evangelizing Opportunity from Covid: Paschal Journey and Conversion

The Gospel urges us to see the Covid experience (and, indeed, all human suffering) through the eyes of faith and to recognize that grace is available amidst loss and grief. The Holy Spirit wants to enflame in us a deepening spiritual surrender so that we can be conduits of hope and healing in the world. Let us explore the call to transformational (and not merely transactional) ministry. Let us consider how we build parish cultures that lean into Paschal Mystery and foster conversion in Christ Jesus. Resurrection is already unfolding! And a new Pentecost awaits!

Tom Quinlan is a long-time catechetical leader, serving in parish and diocesan ministry in the Chicago area for over 25 years. Now, as director of the St. Joseph Educational Center, he serves the 24 parishes of metro Des Moines, Iowa. Tom is a husband and father, author, national speaker and advocate for evangelization. Fr. James Mallon called upon him in 2011 to provide leadership formation at Saint Benedict in Halifax. Tom's approach blends vision with practicality, theology with spirituality.