Here is part three of my continuing series on Pope Francis’s Evangelii Gaudium.In sections 61-67 of Evangelii Gaudium, Francis addresses some major “cultural challenges” that Catholics, and I would add all people of Christian faith, must face. First, he goes after globalization. Francis...
Here is part three of my continuing series on Pope Francis’s Evangelii Gaudium. Most of this series covers material from the document that I did not discuss in my Religion News Service piece, “10 Reasons Why Evangelicals Should Read Pope...
Here is part two of my continuing series on Pope Francis’s Evangelii Gaudium. Liberal Catholics and non-Catholic liberals absolutely love Francis’s treatment of consumer capitalism in this document. My Facebook feed is loaded with liberal friends who are gushing all...
As many of you know, Pope Francis I released his apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (“The Joy of the Gospel”) yesterday to much fanfare. Conservative Catholics seemed to be pretty quiet, thought I find this surprising in light of Francis’s powerful call for Catholics...
