Check out these recent articles from around the web: Pope Francis the troublemaker by Michael Gerson: “Over the millennia, this strain of impatience with legalism has provided Christianity with an advantage. When the church becomes ossified, legalistic and hypocritical — as all institutions periodically do — it is the radical reformers who carry on its… Read More Around the Web
If you haven’t yet read Robert Christian’s excellent piece in the Washington Post about Pope Francis’ interview in America Magazine, I highly recommend that you do so. It is one of the best commentaries that I have read to date on the recent interview (and I’m not just saying that because he is the editor… Read More The Pope Francis Interview: Preaching the Gospel and Recovering the Consistent Life Ethic
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
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
Pope Francis: “There are so many diseases, so many sins, but Jesus emphasizes so much that the love of money, in fact, is the root of all evil.”
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