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If you are a Catholic nerd deeply engaged Catholic, this is probably not your post. But if you saw some quotes from Pope Leo about poverty (that weren’t fake), and you were just curious enough to learn some rudimentary things about this document that the quotes came from, I am here for you. Let’s do
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I never intended to become the Papal Meme Police. I blame Esteban for turning me into an internet Javert. It started after the death of Pope Francis, when my social media feed was filled with friends posting the heartwarming yet completely false story of Esteban, the alleged dog who refused to leave the side of
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Better him than me. Before I dig into something Pope Leo XIV said to the College of Cardinals over the weekend in another post, I just wanted to take a moment of gratitude that I don’t have his job. Today he had a meeting with some of the 6,000 accredited media who have been covering
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Second Day Thoughts on Pope Leo XIV More later.
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Here’s what I posted on Facebook today. I plan to write more reflective notes on what Pope Leo XIV from the balcony and what that might mean for the Church tomorrow. OK Real quick because I have a day job: 1) I think this is a great if extremely surprising choice. There’s been a longstanding
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Though an unexpected choice, the new pope quickly won the hearts, not only of the faithful, but of others around the world with his humility, humor and ability to express an authentic connection with common, everyday people. He was a tireless advocate for peace who interceded with world leaders to try to end global conflicts.
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Why do I write? So, the shortest of answers is that intermittent reinforcement is a helluva drug. I write stuff, and I post it on Facebook, and some people click the like button, a few people write something nice, and, every once in a while, I bump into someone at a conference or somewhere who
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