Episode 537: Dr. Chad Pecknold Shares Part 1 of His Talk Called "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 part one of his lecture on "Whither the Catholic Mission to America?" It was recorded on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in our Lyceum Auditorium, 313 Duke Street.

Please come to part two of his talk on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

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.