“Wounded Shepherd: Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church” by Austen Ivereigh
illustrates Pope Francis’ efforts to guide the church and its members to a deeper faith.
Conversion is aim of pope’s ‘great reform,’ author says
Koinonia: A place for belonging, healing and spiritual renewal
Koinonia: A place for belonging, healing and spiritual renewal for those experiencing a dryness in faith.
By the final reel: films for Lent with conversion themes
Lent is intended to be a season of ongoing conversion. These are capsule reviews of 10 films that showcase characters experiencing a positive change of heart, mind or outlook.
Making room for Spirit entails daily battle against devil, pope says
Being a Christian means battling the devil and striving for holiness each day.
Reverence of the past is not fidelity, Italian biblicist tells priests
Father Giulio Cirignano examines the possible reasons behind what he sees as a “disconcerting fact” — that a large part of the Catholic lay faithful have recognized the “kairos” or favorable occasion God is offering the church today while other Catholics, who are “closer to poorly enlightened pastors, are kept within an old horizon.”