Francis effect infuses St. Augustine in Philly
The Field Hospital: Parish organizes study of Pope Francis' documents and feeds off the new positive outlook he has inspired in the city, putting his words into action.
Evangelii Gaudium
Pope tells Latin American bishops corruption is grave threat
Pope Francis warned bishops from across the Western Hemisphere that corruption poses a grave threat to the people of Latin America. He also reiterated calls for the church to work closely with people to renew their hope.
A Samaritan apostle
Spiritual Reflections: Our faith is based on a personal encounter with Christ, bubbling over into joyful expressions of our being so loved.
A Francis agenda for the US bishops
Faith and Justice: The November meeting of the USCCB is an opportunity for the bishops to get with the Francis program instead of rubber stamping their same old, tired agenda.
How should the new evangelization work?
NCR Today: I think Francis has it right, "It is not by proselytizing that the church grows, but by attraction."
Pope’s concept of a synodal church must be put into practice, Marx says
NCR Today: "The church’s outer form can be changed," Cardinal Reinhard Marx said. "For some people that sounds ominous but I don’t feel in any way threatened by that."
Can Pope Francis succeed in reforming the Curia?
A Roman Observer: Many Catholics who are eager to see Pope Francis reform the Roman Curia have grown noticeably impatient with how long the project is taking.
It's not enough to love Francis; you must live his teachings, archbishop says
Wake up and take action; Pope Francis makes this call in "The Joy of the Gospel," but it seems people "are still sleeping, caught up in a million secondary things," Archbishop Victor Fernandez said.
In his short guide on how to apply the pope's apostolic exhortation -- Evangelii Gaudium in Latin -- the Argentine archbishop said if the teachings in the document were taken seriously, church communities would see significant changes, renewal, life and new energy.
Preview: The gift of papal silence
Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has been very generous with his words. There have been addresses, homilies, conversations, phone calls, interviews and writings, including an apostolic exhortation on "The Joy of the Gospel" (Evangelii Gaudium). Still, the pope has been silent or very reticent on certain questions.
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Could Pope Francis be any clearer about his vision for the church?
A Roman Observer: Those clerics who are troubled by or pretend not to understand what Francis is "up to" were certainly not toasting the pope's Sunday homily.
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June 16-29, 2017
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