Let’s Take Francis out to the Ball Game
What do I think Pope Francis should do when he comes to the United States next year? A lot of excellent possibilities have been raised so far, but I’d like […]
Tag Archives: Pope Benedict XVI
The difference a zucchetto makes…
In an article today in the Vatican Insider, Andrea Tornielli highlights the “normalization” of the status of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in relation to his successor, Pope Francis. Much of […]
Happy Are the Poor. (Yes. Really.)
Just days after his election the Cardinal-Formerly-Known-As-Bergoglio commented that he made the unprecedented choice of “Francis” for his papal name because he was inspired by St. Francis of Assisi, whom […]
Downton Abbey’s Finale and the Tragedy of Benedict XVI
I would caution anyone who did not see last night’s episode to stop reading at this point. So many SPOILERS. First of all, let me apologize for the absence of […]
The Bishop of Rome: Remembering the Local Church
In January, I spent eleven days in Italy with Loras College undergraduates. While in Rome we attended a papal general audience, and I was struck not only by the diversity […]
Papal Tweets
As Pope Benedict XVI approaches his groundbreaking retirement, commentaries and analyses of his legacy as pope are coming more and more quickly across the wire. In my own way, I’d […]
An Office, Not a Person – Benedict’s Gift
So I, like many people, was woken up this morning by what I thought was a story from the Onion – that Benedict XVI was resigning effective at the end […]
The Pope of Surprises
Early this morning I received a few text messages before 7:15am. Generally, this should be a bad thing. Who died? What did I forget to do? When I saw they […]
Papal Transition 2013
On February 11th, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he would be resigning the office of the papacy effective February 28th at 8pm. Although not without precedent, no pope had […]
Empowering Apostles of Joy: Rethinking our Approach to Campus Ministry
Empowering Apostles of Joy: Rethinking our Approach to Campus Ministry “If we are to experience the joy of love, we must also be generous. We cannot be content to give […]
