Pope Francis has issues an apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, “The Joy of the Gospel.”  You can find the full text of the document here.  I am in the midst of reading it, but I suspect other such as Fr. James Martin, SJ, will have far more insightful thoughts.  So far here is one of my favorite lines: “The Church is called to be the house of the Father, with doors always wide open.”

Here are preliminary thoughts from Fr. Martin’s Facebook page. I think he will publish later on the “American Magazine” website Continue reading →