Encountering Pope Francis In Words and Images

The JOY of the Gospel “Before all else, the Gospel invites us to respond to the God of love who saves us, to see God in others and to go forth from ourselves to seek the good of others.” JoG 39

A homeless woman sleeps at the Termini train station in Rome A homeless woman sleeps at the Termini train station in Rome. Pope Francis had sleeping bags distributed to hundreds of homeless people on his birthday. http://news.yahoo.com/pope-treats-homeless-sleeping-bags-133252121.html;_ylt=AwrB8pzB2CtVvyMA6wmQnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTBxNG1oMmE2BHNlYwNmcC1hdHRyaWIEc2xrA3J1cmwEaXQD Tiziana Fabi AFP File

A Throwaway Culture “How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points?” From The Joy of the Gospel

Weeping with a Filipina street-girl who asked him, “ Why does God allow children to suffer?” http://www.metatube.com/en/videos/262641/Pope-Francis-hugs-weeping-girl-at-Philippines-Sermon/#

The Globalization of Indifference “We are a society that has forgotten how to weep – how to have compassion.” Remarks at Lampedusa

Kissing a Disfigured Man: http://nypost

A Revolution of Tenderness “The Son of God, by becoming flesh, summoned us to the revolution of tenderness.”

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The Dignity of Work "Work is fundamental to the dignity of the person. Work… 'anoints' with dignity, fills us with dignity, makes us similar to God who has worked and still works, who always acts.”

Meeting with African Migrants in Lampedusa

‘No’ to An Economy of Exclusion “Just as the commandment ‘Thou shalt not kill’ sets a clear limit in order to safeguard the value of human life, today we also have to say ‘thou shalt not’ to an economy of exclusion and inequality. Such an economy kills.” From The Joy of the Gospel

To Pastors: Be shepherds with the smell of sheep…

A Culture of Encounter “I prefer a church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.” From The Joy of the Gospel

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A Poor Church for the Poor “A way has to be found to enable everyone to benefit from the fruits of the earth, and not simply to close the gap between the affluent and those who must be satisfied with the crumbs falling from the table, but above all to satisfy the demands of justice, fairness, and respect for every human being.”

Washing the Feet of Incarcerated Youth on Holy Thursday:

God’s Mercy Has No Limits “God is in everyone’s life. Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if if it is destroyed by vices, drugs or anything else— God is in this person’s life.” La Republica interview 9/19/13 – The mercy of God… America Magazine interview – God is in everyone’s life…

A Culture of Solidarity “Solidarity is a word that…means more than some generous, sporadic acts. It is to think and act in terms of the community…It is also to fight against the structural causes of poverty, inequality, unemployment, and [loss of] land, housing, and social and labor rights… Solidarity, understood in its most profound sense, is a way of making history.”

Stewardship of Creation “Creation is not a property, which we can rule over at will; or, even less, is the property of only a few: Creation is a gift, it is a wonderful gift that God has given us, so that we care for it and we use it for the benefit of all, always with great respect and gratitude.”

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Missionary Disciples “An evangelizing community gets involved by word and deed in people’s daily lives…”