The mission of Hope and Purpose Ministries is to participate in the New Evangelization through preaching, teaching, and the use of excellent media initiatives and by offering hope and purpose to all individuals through encouragement and knowledge sharing.
Hope and Purpose Ministries was created to teach, mentor, and inspire people through the creation, publication, and distribution of Scripturally-sound, Catholic materials in all forms of media, for the purpose of building the Kingdom of God through evangelization, catechesis, and education. Furthermore, Hope and Purpose Ministries works to grow the Kingdom of God with person-to-person witnessing, teaching, and mentoring through prayer opportunities, conferences, retreats, missions, and other speaking engagements.
The Scriptures that are the foundation of Hope and Purpose Ministries are:
“As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” – Matthew 10:7, NAB
“I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” – John 10:10b, NAB
“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you…plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope.” – Jeremiah 29:11, NAB
Deacon Larry Oney – “Preaching Jesus”
Franciscan University Presents – November 2016
With so many people hungering for answers to life’s questions, preaching Jesus Christ has never been more important. How can priests and deacons satisfy that hunger through their ministry preaching the Word of God? And what role do Catholic lay people have in preaching Jesus in the new evangelization? Deacon Larry Oney, president of Hope and Purpose Ministries, discusses these and more questions with host Michael Hernon, vice president of Advancement at Franciscan University, and panelists Dr. Scott Hahn and Dr. Regis Martin of Franciscan University’s Theology Department.
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