The “Francis Effect” apparently hasn’t reached the kids yet. Here are 20 hilarious kids who seem unimpressed with the Successor to Peter. 1. “NOOOOOOOOOO!” 2. “Listen, ‘Papa’…you’re in my chair” 3. “They told me Popes were afraid of purple!” 4. “I’m in a glass cage of emotion!!” 5. Pope Francis: “Just so you know kid, …
Pope Francis makes the best faces. This is not up for debate. All actors should look to him to learn how to properly form facial expressions. If one were to catalog all of his many delightful facial expressions, the whole world could not contain the books that would be written. Here are some of the …
Pope Francis has gained a bit of a reputation for saying surprising things. His newest encyclical Laudato Si’: On the Care For the Common Home, doesn’t pull any punches. It’s packed full of Catholic tradition and insight and is, well, downright challenging! The encyclical should serve as a wake-up call. Here are 26 Times Pope Francis Tells It Like …
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Pope Francis’ second encyclical “Laudato Si” was released this morning by the Holy See…and it’s pretty epic. It’s on ecology, the environment, creation, and much, much more! Despite some in the media reducing its contents to whatever is socio-politically controversial (ahem…climate change) there’s much more to this encyclical than what the media will no doubt …
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My friend looks at me, “Pope Francis is taking the Church in a new direction…things will change…and the bishops in Ireland are following his lead,” and I feel a tug on my heart. During Francis’ first year in the chair of Peter, I heard these comments especially often. They popped up especially after headlines such …
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Attention children of the 90s. Do you remember the one and only Captain Planet? He’s our hero; he’s going to take pollution down to zero? His team of Planeteers joined together to educate children about respecting the earth and its beauties. Campy? A bit goofy? Yep. But what can we learn from them as it …
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“Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also …
Being Pope is tough (I mean, I’m just guessing here…). Sometimes they probably just…can’t…even… Here are 25 Popes who just can’t even right now. 1. “Did you just interrupt me?” 2. “I’m glaring at you over my glasses. This is me glaring over my glasses.” 3. “Me too. I’m glaring over my glasses. They’re …