Magnifica Humanitas – Reading Francis

September 3, 2026

The Foolish Magnificence of Humanity

For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. – 1 Cor. 1:25 Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. –…

Sufficient for a Day

You can spend a whole day chewing on today’s Gospel passage, from Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:24-34). Let me pull out one thread: Jesus said to his disciples:“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life,what you will eat or drink,or about your body, what you will wear.Is not life more than…

Magnificent Humanity

I am headed on retreat and off the grid for a couple of weeks starting tomorrow, but I couldn’t let a pope release a social encyclical without at least a quick skim before I left, and Pope Leo released Magnifica Humanitas this morning. So here I am. I haven’t read any of the commentary already…