The Fathers of the Second Vatican Council declared that "the laity... are called by God to exercise their apostolate in the world like leaven, with the ardor of the spirit of Christ" (Apostolicam actuositatem §2). But how are lay Catholics supposed to put this duty into practice? In this lecture, "The Common Good and the Lay Apostolate," Fr. Michael Sweeney, OP, explores the nature of the common good and the particular responsibility of the laity for its discernment and proposal to the culture.
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