“If [Pope's Francis] media-generated popularity, fragile as that may turn out to be when the world discovers that the pope is really a Catholic, opens windows of possibility for explaining that divine mercy leads us to the truths God revealed to us (and inscribed into the world and into us), then his reanimation of the papacy will advance the "Church in permanent mission" for which he called in Evangelii Gaudium, which is the grand strategy document of his pontificate.” IfsWorldMayTurnsChurchMediaPossibilityDivineWindowMercyCatholicStrategyMissionsPermanentFragilePopularityDocumentsPopeExplainingDivine Mercy Author:George Weigel
“That's what the liveliest parts of the world Church today - ranging from the booming Church in Africa to FOCUS missionaries on American campuses - are living: a Catholicism that has discovered that it doesn't have a mission, it is a mission.” WorldTodayChurchFocusMissionsCatholicismCampusChurch Today Author:George Weigel
“In the Church the transformative power of the Eucharist is experienced through the dignified celebration of Holy Mass, and people are empowered for mission because of that.” PeopleChurchHolyMassMissionsCelebrationEmpoweredEucharistHoly Mass Author:George Weigel
“[Jesus Christ to Pope Francis] is the Lord with whom he speaks for hours every day in prayer. The Risen One who reached out, touched his life, and called him into mission.” JesusSpeakChristHoursPrayerLordJesus ChristMissionsTouchedPopeRisen Author:George Weigel
