Nice article/analysis by Fr. Dan Horan OFM (at DatingGod.org) on Pope Francis, liberation theology, and need for nuance. http://ow.ly/j6zng
Pope Francis and Liberation Theology
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Daily Archives: March 17, 2013
“See, I am doing something new” – Pope Francis
from time to time, I am asked to publish one of my homilies…… from the Fifth Sunday in Lent
Eight years ago when Pope Benedict inherited the chair of Peter, the sense was that the cardinals had voted to continue the papacy of John Paul II. Continuity was the catch phrase. It what make the verse from Isaiah stand out: “Remember not the events of the past, the things of long ago consider not; see, I am doing something new!” (Isaiah 43:18) Continue reading
Three religious walk into a barber shop…
In today’s first reading from Isaiah, we hear
Remember not the events of the past, the things of long ago consider not; see, I am doing something new! (Isaiah 43)
Pope Francis – Jesuit with a Franciscan spirit – may well represent a new category of religious sense in the public square. But that is no reason to forego some of the classic inter-religious jokes. Here is one from Fr. Tom Reese, SJ Continue reading
Pope Francis and the Dirty War
Fr. Tom Reese, SJ on the reports re: Pope Francis and “dirty war” in Argentina http://ow.ly/j5g4G
Four challenges facing Pope Francis
John Allen (CNN and NCR reporter) has an insightful article on 4 challenges facing Pope Francis – great read: http://ow.ly/j5fCj
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