As rumored, Pope Francis will likely make a trip to New York as well as Washington, D.C. Newsday has the scoop, quoting Joe Zwilling, Director of Communications for the Archdiocese.of New York. Zwilling said a visit to New York makes sense for a number of reasons. This year is the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul […]
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The Pope named 15 new Cardinals today most from countries that have not had representation recently. No Americans as Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia would be options for red hats but there’s usually a wait for the former Cardinals of those Archdioceses to pass the voting age of 80. The Pope is preferring Bishops from […]
Read More »So my colleagues at Charis Ministries in Chicago have asked a rather provocative question: Why Should Pope Francis attend a Charis Retreat? And so I would like to offer the Top 10 reasons why a Ignatian Retreat and specifically a Charis Retreat would benefit the likes of Papa Francisco. 1) A Transition is a Great […]
Read More »So I’ve been talking with many old friends and reading a lot of what people have to say about the new Pope. Many have said that when Fr. Bergoglo, SJ was the Provincial of the Jesuits in Buenos Aires, he was not well liked. One article went on to say that he “ruled with an […]
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