Millennial writer  Mike Jordan Laskey has a new article at NCR. He writes:

Following Pope Francis’ lead, we Catholics should develop a “theology of encounter.” The term is too rich, and the current “Pope Francis moment” is too big, to miss this opportunity. So here is a call for professional theologians to think and write about encounter, for ordained and lay ministers to create and share pastoral initiatives around encounter, and for the rest of the faithful to talk about and practice encounter in our daily lives. I think a robust “theology of encounter” might be a key to helping Catholic social teaching finally shed its sad tagline as the “best-kept secret” of the church.

The full article can be read here.