I attribute Pope Francis’s popularity to his authentic, credible, and persistent witness of Jesus’s life and ministry to the world. Loyola Press’s publication “Walking with Jesus: A Way Forward [...]
When Pope John Paul II visited The Catholic University of America in 1979 to deliver a lecture on Catholic higher education the students chanted, “We love you, John Paul II! We love you!” And [...]
These parting words of Christ to St. Peter at the Last Supper sound much like a parent’s entrustment of the younger siblings to the eldest brother who will see to it that the house is kept in [...]
During his meeting with young people in Paraguay on July 12, Pope Francis invited those present to join him in praying: “Lord Jesus, give me a heart that is free, that I may not be a slave to all [...]
The Holy Father met this week with mayors from over 60 of the world’s cities to discuss “climate change and human trafficking.” That might seem like an odd combination, but understanding why Pope [...]
On the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul last month, Francis gave a homily in St. Peter’s Basilica for the occasion of the blessing of the sacred palliums for the new metropolitan archbishops. [...]
“Pope Francis says earth resembles ‘an immense pile of filth.’” When Pope Francis published his encyclical Laudato Si’ on June 18, much of the immediate media coverage focused on this passage and [...]
With the posting of my first blog, I think it might be useful for readers to understand a little bit about my background. I have been on the faculty of the National Catholic School of Social [...]
Friends have been asking about what we can expect from Pope Francis when he visits us in September. While it is true that we’ve come to expect the unexpected from this Holy Father, the question [...]
In anticipation of Pope Francis’s visit to the United States, I have watched with interest his current travels and his pastoral outreach to our southern neighbors. Last week, Pope Francis visited [...]
