Contemplation and Shared Influence in Pope Francis’ Preface to a Book on Paul VI

Yesterday, Vatican News announced that Libreria Editrice Vaticana would publish a new book on Pope Saint Paul VI and that Pope Francis has written the preface for it. That preface is available on the Vatican News site in full. And it’s a doozy. The Holy Father begins with some thoughts which don’t directly touch on …

Charles de Foucauld Goes to the Synod

Last week, before the Synod on Synodality began, the participants went on a three-day retreat. Meditations were given by Sister Maria Grazia Angelini OSB and Father Timothy Radcliffe OP. The text of all these meditations is available at the Synod website, much of it in English. I want to draw attention to the second meditation …