Key Words of Pope Francis
Ebook
Key Words of Pope Francis is a collection of over 50 essays by an impressive set of insightful contributors from around the globe, each writing on a specific word that has become important in the ministry of Pope Francis.
Writers such as Fr Timothy Radcliffe, Archbishop Justin Welby, Sr Simone Campbell, Cardinal Blase Cupich, Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, Fr James Martin, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle and Carolyn Woo explore the Pope's use of words like joy, clericalism, field hospital, money, family and tears.
Together, they reveal what Francis's use of these words says about him, his ministry and priorities, and their significance to the church, the world, and the lives of individual Christians. The entire collection is introduced by a foreword by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians worldwide, and a preface by one of Francis's closest advisers, Cardinal Seán O'Malley.
This is no set of encyclopaedia entries. It is instead a reflective, inspiring, and often heartfelt book that offers engaging answers to the question 'What is this surprising Pope up to?'
More than fifty essential words of Pope Francis's ministry, selected and explored by globally recognised Christian writers and preachers.
Published to coincide with the Pope's visit to Ireland in 2018
Bloomsbury Continuum has a strong stable of papal books, including Paul Vallely's bestselling biography Untying the Knots. This book adds to their number
The contributors are international and high-profile
Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople will provide a foreword for the book
Foreword - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Preface - Cardinal Seán O'Malley, OFM Cap
Baptism - Cardinal Donald Wuerl
Benedict - David Gibson
Capitalism - Bishop Robert McElroy
Careerism - Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, CSsR
Church - Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig
Clerical Abuse - Francis Sullivan
Clericalism - Archbishop Paul-André Durocher
Collegiality - Archbishop Mark Coleridge
Conscience - Austen Ivereigh
Creation - Fr. John Chryssavgis
Curia - Massimo Faggioli
Dialogue - Archbishop Roberto O. González Nieves, OFM
Ecumenism - Nontando Hadebe
Embrace - Simcha Fisher
Encounter - Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández
Episcopal accountability - Katie Grimes
Family - Julie Hanlon Rubio
Field hospital - Cardinal Blase Cupich
Flesh - Msgr. Dario E. Viganò
Gossip - Kaya Oakes
Grandparents - Bill Dodds
Hagan lío - Fr. Manuel Dorantes
Hope - Natalia Imperatori-Lee
Immigrant - Sr. Norma Seni Pimentel, MJ
Indifference - Sr. Carmen Sammut, MSOLA
Jesus - Fr Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ
Joy - Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, OP
Judgment - Michael J. O'Loughlin
Justice - Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS
Leadership - Kerry Alys Robinson
Legalism - Sr. Teresa Forcades i Vila, OSB
Martyrdom - Bishop Borys Gudziak
Mercy - Archbishop Donald Bolen
Miracles - John Thavis
Money - Andrea Tornielli
Periphery - Carolyn Y. Woo
Prayer - Bishop Daniel E. Flores
Reform - Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, SDB
Refugee - Sr. Rhonda Miska
Saint Francis - Fr. Michael Perry, OFM
Satan - Gregory K. Hillis
Second Vatican Council - Archbishop Diarmuid Martin
Service - Phyllis Zagano
Sheep - Archbishop Justin Welby
Sourpuss - Fr. James Corkery, SJ
Tears - Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle
Throwaway culture - Sr. Pat Farrell, OSF
Women - Astrid Lobo Gajiwala
Worldliness - Mollie Wilson O'Reilly
Youth - Jordan Denari Duffner
Acknowledgments
A helpful addition to the ever-expanding literature on Pope Francis. This collection will no doubt be greeted with gratitude by those desiring personal growth in their lives through reflection on the Pope's words and actions, especially his determination to build bridges, foster receptive dialogue, and multiply opportunities for encounter.
This brilliant collection fizzes with the tension and tumult of this most provocative and enigmatic of papacies. Francis – the top-down decentralizer, the champion of the peripheries who draws the world's attention to the personality at the center, the blunt speaker who leaves exasperated critics demanding tidiness and clarity – has triggered a creative commotion. No one writer has ever quite captured it; McElwee and Wooden's kaleidoscope comes close.
In Key Words of Pope Francis, fine writers and thoughtful members of the hierarchy explain what words such as "careerism", "worldliness", "dignity" and "martrydom" mean in the context of Francis's teaching. The book has moments of important insight.
An impressive collection of essays from a broad range of commentators ... a useful primer on the thought and words of Pope Francis
- Title: Key Words of Pope Francis
- Authors: Joshua J. McElwee, Cindy Wooden
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
- Print Publication Date: 2018
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781472955760, 9781472955777, 1472955773, 1472955765
- Resource ID: LLS:9781472955760
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-15T04:29:55Z
Cindy Wooden is chief of the Rome bureau of Catholic News Service. She has been reporting on the Vatican and the Catholic Church since 1989. She has travelled around the world with John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and now Pope Francis. As a result of this work, she is respected as an authority on the life and workings of the church. She is the author of Luis Antonio Tagle: Leading by Listening.
Joshua J. McElwee is National Catholic Reporter's Vatican correspondent and a contributor to the Italian news website Vatican Insider. He has reported on Pope Francis from 23 countries and his work has earned numerous awards from the Catholic Press Association. He is the author of Ten Things Pope Francis Wants You to Know About the Family.