Lobbying’s behind me, but civic engagement isn’t. I keep track of what my state legislature is doing and not doing on things like the right to life. A few days hence – when I’ll be away, as it happens – there will be seven hearings over two days on relevant bills. Part of the workContinue reading “Pope Francis on the common good:”Get right in there!””
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Open Book: Pope Francis on Mary, and “The Ambulance Drivers”
Alicia von Stamwitz has collected Pope Francis’s reflections on on the Blessed Mother in Mother Mary (Franciscan Media, to be released 3/31/2017), in a format ideal for daily prayer prompts and inspiration. Excerpts from the Pope’s homilies, public addresses, and daily Angelus proclamations are divided into six Marian-themed chapters. The collection could be particularly usefulContinue reading “Open Book: Pope Francis on Mary, and “The Ambulance Drivers””
On Amoris Laetita and one priest’s counsel: “stay as close as you can”
Pope Francis has written The Joy of Love (Amoris Laetitia), and it evokes words that had a profound effect on my life – words uttered a decade before Pope Francis even became a priest, and a year before I was born. The pope’s apostolic exhortation reinforced the Catholic Church’s recognition of the truth about the dignity andContinue reading “On Amoris Laetita and one priest’s counsel: “stay as close as you can””
Ellen Kolb 