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Remembering Pope Francis

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Pope Francis and the Elephant Man

Dr. Tod Worner

April 23, 2025

This is what I will remember—these wonderful men desperate for authentic love and the pope who acted in “persona Christi.”

Pope Francis and Vinicio Riva
Pope Francis with his hand raised

Pope Francis (1936–2025): The Pope of Polarities

Matthew Becklo

April 22, 2025

Pope Francis was the first pope formed by the principle of polarities—the reconciliation of opposing tendencies in Christ and the Church.

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Jesus, Our Wisest and Truest Friend

Fr. Mike Johns

April 22, 2025

In the Eucharist, Christ abides with us because he is our wisest and truest friend. In his presence, we rejoice in each other’s company.

Pope Francis looking up and smiling

The Prophetic Challenge Pope Francis Offered to My Priesthood

Fr. Damian Ference

April 21, 2025

Pope Francis’ first gestures and words took on flesh in three ways, all of which would provide a prophetic challenge my priesthood.

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How Pope Francis Led Me Out of Myself and Toward Others

Thomas Salerno

April 21, 2025

I thank Pope Francis and his eloquent exhortation to honor my Baptism with a service of hope.

Bishop Barron on the Passing of Pope Francis

Word on Fire

April 21, 2025

Pope Francis had a keen awareness of the destructiveness of sin, and he encouraged the Church to show the world the merciful face of Christ.

Something Happened: A Sermon for Easter

Bishop Robert Barron

April 21, 2025

This is what happened! God’s love is more powerful than death because Jesus found his way out of his grave. Let us run out to share the news!

Descent from the Cross by Józef Unierzyski

‘Being Dead with the Dead God’

Dr. Richard Clements

April 19, 2025

The more fully we accompany Jesus on this holy Saturday, the more fully we can rejoice in our shared passage from death into eternal life.

Konstantin Korobov’s Agnus

The Blood of the Lamb and the Light in Their Eyes

Rozann Lee

April 18, 2025

Konstantin Korobov’s painting shows us the Lamb of God in the mouths of wolves, held high for our salvation. We fall down to worship. 

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Prayer as an Act of Hope

Fr. Jacques Philippe

April 17, 2025

The practice of hope in prayer is necessary because in every life of prayer, there is a certain experience of poverty.

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