A Poor Church for the Poor In the short time he has been Servant of the Servants of God, Pope Francis has been a consistent topic of conversation between family and friends of mine. Most […]
Month: April 2013
A Theological History of Private Property
Let’s begin with a simple statement: private property is a modern invention and private property is not inherently Christian. This is not to say that the early Christian communities were “socialist” or “communist” in any sort of […]
Theological Shark Week IV: “Pope Francis, Theology, and the Church of the Poor”
In the weeks since the election of Cardinal Bergoglio as Pope Francis, the world has been struck by how the new pope has comported himself. Everything from his sartorial decisions (dropping the ermine-lined mozzetta and […]
A Prayer for Peace in the Face of Violence
Given today’s tragic events in Boston, how does one respond in light of the Christian faith? This is not an easy question and it is one faced by millions of people around the world who […]
Breaking down the Elite 8: A Pocket Guide to the Pope’s New Super-Cardinals
Yesterday, our newly beloved Pope Francis announced perhaps the most remarkable move yet in his short pontificate: he has selected an eight-person group of Cardinals, handpicked to represent every Christianized continent of the world (sorry, […]
Vatican III?
I’d like to begin with a disclaimer. This story might be a moving target, and I am not a journalist. But I’ll do my best here. According to a twitter feed claiming to be the […]
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