The expression "Without force of arms. Without terror of armies" becomes a refrain, almost an antiphon, in the preaching of Bishop Guido Maria Conforti. See, for example, the Address for the Coronation of Pope Pius XI, delivered on February 12, 1922: "(The Papacy; ed.) a power all the more worthy of respect because it does not impose itself at the point of bayonets and the number of soldiers and cannons, but with persuasion and love; a power that, like it or not, will always exercise a great influence on the social equilibrium and the destiny of humanity" (FCT 27, 77).
In this game, we look at some quotes from our Founder, St. Guido Maria Conforti, and discover his thoughts: What are the missionary's "weapons"? Where does his strength come from? What are his tools, means, and resources? What should our missionary method be today?
Note: The Founder's quotes – in order of appearance – are from:
• (1924, November 16, Parma - Cathedral, Departure Speech Twelfth; FCT 0, 103)
• (1913, March 29, Parma, Pastoral Letter “The Universal Jubilee”; FCT 21, 137)
• (1926, October 31, Parma, Panegyric “Christ the King”; FCT 28, 119)
• (1921, December 25, Parma, Homily on the Solemnity of Christmas; FCT 27, 61-62)
• (1927, March 13, Parma - Cathedral, Departure Speech Sixteenth; FCT 0, 109)
• (1923, May 20, Parma, Homily on the Feast of Pentecost; FCT 27, 123)
• (1921, 20 November, Parma, Homily, Seventh Centenary of the Third Franciscan Order; FCT 27, 56-57)
• (1921, November 20, Parma, Homily, Seventh Centenary of the Third Franciscan Order; FCT 27, 56-57)
• (1924, November 16, Parma - Cathedral, Departure Address, Twelfth; FCT 0, 103)
• (1920, August 15, Parma, Homily “Credo catholicam et apostolicam ecclesiam”; FCT 17, 329-330)
