Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “Whenever material things, money, worldliness, become the center of our lives, they take hold of us, they possess us; we lose our very identity as human beings.”
Pope Francis: “Whenever material things, money, worldliness, become the center of our lives, they take hold of us, they possess us; we lose our very identity as human beings.”
Millennial writer Meghan Clark has a new post at America on Pope Francis. Clark notes Pope Francis’ radical call to community, writing: This reminder that we are one human family and we are called into relationship with God and neighbor is very much needed in our time. A radical element of Catholicism, as Thomas Aquinas noted,… Read More Meghan Clark in America Magazine: One Human Family
Pope Francis: “Let us ask the Lord to give us the gentleness to look upon the poor with understanding and love, devoid of human calculation and fear.”
Two from Chris Rock: “I might be crazy but I got this weird feeling that the new pope might be the greatest man alive.” “This new pope is like the Floyd Mayweather of popes.”
Check out these articles analyzing Pope Francis’ recent interview with Jesuit periodicals and a couple of his recent statements over the past week: Pope Francis: “I’ve Never Been a Right-Winger” by John Gehring: “The Francis Doctrine, if you will, is about building a more joyful, merciful, collegial church that opens doors instead of building up… Read More Pope Francis and the Post-Interview Analysis
Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article in the Washington Post on Pope Francis’ recent interview. Christian argues Francis’ “commitment to all life is partly responsible for his call to rebalance church teaching, to move it away from a legalistic focus on a handful of moral teachings, including abortion, at the cost of proclaiming… Read More Millennial Editor Robert Christian in the Washington Post: Can Pope Francis help end the culture wars?
Pope Francis: “We do in fact witness today, in the age of globalization, a growing sense of disorientation and isolation; we see, increasingly, a loss of meaning to life, an inability to connect with a “home” and a struggle to build meaningful relationships. It is therefore important to know how to dialogue and, with discernment,… Read More Quote of the Day