The first extensive interview with Pope Francis since his election was published today in several Jesuit journals, including America here in the US. It’s long but great; read the whole thing. A quick scan led me to a few fantastic justice-related quotes. Here are five. “Discernment is always done in the presence of the Lord,… Read More Top Five Justice Quotes from the New Interview with Pope Francis
Pope Francis: “There are many people in need in today’s world. Am I self-absorbed in my own concerns or am I aware of those who need help?”
Pope Francis: “A population that does not take care of the elderly and of children and the young has no future, because it abuses both its memory and its promise.”
Are you getting a call on your landline? You might want it to pick up, because it might be Pope Francis. Francis struck again this week, when he telephoned a pregnant single woman who had just been betrayed by her partner, who revealed he was married, and told that he would not support her child.… Read More Pope Francis telephones depressed pregnant single woman, offers to baptize child
Pope Francis: “There is no such thing as low-cost Christianity. Following Jesus means swimming against the tide, renouncing evil and selfishness.”
Sunday: “Don’t be afraid to ask God for forgiveness. He never tires of forgiving us. God is pure mercy.” Tuesday: “Let us allow Jesus into our lives, and leave behind our selfishness, indifference and closed attitudes to others.” Wednesday: “Go against the tide, and that means making noise. Go ahead. But with the values of… Read More Top Quotes from Pope Francis This Week
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Can savage capitalism be humanized? Taking up the challenge of Pope Francis by Michael Stafford, ABC Religion and Ethics: “If we do not make the moral and ethical case against savage capitalism, no one will. If we do not put forward an alternative vision of an… Read More Around the Web
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