A Concord Pastor Comments: It wasn't all just hugs and smiles and kissing babies!

9/27/15

It wasn't all just hugs and smiles and kissing babies!

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The pope's persona is warm, gentle, humble, captivating, inviting, inclusive and almost palpably holy. But wait: there's more!

Francis came here with something to say - and he said a lot. His homilies, speeches and messages have the great advantage of being so very accessible: you don't need to be a Catholic and you don't need to be a theologian to understand him.

Don't let the pope's visit go by without taking some time to listen to or read (or listen to or read again) at least some of the documented legacy of his US tour of Washington, New York and Philadelphia. Bishop Chris Coyne has assembled Pope Francis' many talks on his blog. Check it out!