Lent: the Pope Francis Effect? – Part 1
Pope Francis has also made it clear that he wants a church that is bruised and dirty from being out working with people in need on the streets rather than a clean, neat, or perfect church closed up in narrow halls of (righteous?) rightness and sinlessness.
Pope Francis: Our Response Will Be What Matters
We didn’t know it then, but the announcement of Pope Francis on March 13, 2013, could not have come at a more perfect time at the ISN office.
Care for the Poor, Quite A Challenge
“Christ invites you into simple living and to help the poor as an invitation to be part of the reign of God.” Fr. Martin later noted, “If you have a problem with Pope Francis. You have a problem with Jesus.”