MRBlog | Lenten Battles: Pope Francis, Obama Effigies, and Chocolate
By Thomas J. Whitley In his address on Sunday, Pope Francis spoke of Lent as “a time of combat,” a time of
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Pope Francis
Papal Roundup
February 27: Brian Flanagan, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and the upcoming conclave: Considering the role of the pope in a post-Christian
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The Church’s New Abraham
No longer an ark in a flood, the Church under Francis is on a journey. In the wake of Pope Benedict’s resignation, some
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A Pope from the Ends of the Earth – By Thomas Bolin
Francis redraws the Church’s map. It’s about time. Gesture is the language of the Roman hierarchy, and the “grammar” of the Pope’s first
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