Table of Contents

Contents
 
Foreword  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Preface  Cardinal Seán O’Malley, OFM Cap
Baptism  Cardinal Donald Wuerl
Benedict XVI  David Gibson
Capitalism  Bishop Robert McElroy
Careerism  Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, CSsR
Church  Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig
Clerical abuse 18 Francis Sulliv
Clericalism  Archbishop Paul-André Durocher
Collegiality  Archbishop Mark Coleridge
Conscience  Austen Ivereigh
Creation  Fr. John Chryssavgis
Curia Massimo Faggioli
Dialogue Archbishop Roberto O. González Nieves, OFM
Dignity Tina Beattie
Discernment Fr. James Martin, SJ
Ecumenism Nontando Hadebe
Embrace Simcha Fisher
Encounter Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández
Episcopal accountability Katie Grimes
Family Julie Hanlon Rubio
Field hospital Cardinal Blase Cupich
Flesh Msgr. Dario E. Vigano
Gossip Kaya Oakes
Grandparents Bill Dodds
Hagan lío! Fr. Manuel Dorantes
Hope Natalia Imperatori-Lee
Immigrant Sr. Norma Seni Pimentel, MJ
Indifference Sr. Carmen Sammut, MSOLA
Jesus Fr. Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ
Joy Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, OP
Judgment Michael J. O’Loughlin
Justice Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS
Leadership Kerry Alys Robinson
Legalism Sr. Teresa Forcades i Vila, OSB
Martyrdom Bishop Borys Gudziak
Mercy Archbishop Donald Bolen
Miracles John Thavis
Money Andrea Tornielli
Periphery Carolyn Y. Woo
Prayer Bishop Daniel E. Flores
Reform Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, SDB
Refugee Sr. Rhonda Miska
Saint Francis Fr. Michael Perry, OFM
Satan Gregory K. Hillis
Second Vatican Council Archbishop Diarmuid Martin
Service Phyllis Zagano
Sheep Archbishop Justin Welby
Sourpuss Fr. James Corkery, SJ
Tears Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle
Throwaway culture Sr. Pat Farrell, OSF
Women Astrid Lobo Gajiwala
Worldliness Mollie Wilson O’Reilly
Youth Jordan Denari Duffner
Acknowledgments
 

About the Author

Cindy Wooden is chief of the Rome bureau of Catholic News Service. She has been reporting on the Vatican and the Catholic Church since 1989. She has traveled around the world with John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and now Pope Francis. As a result of this work, she is respected as an authority on the life and workings of the church. She is the author of Luis Antonio Tagle: Leading by Listening.

Joshua J. McElwee is National Catholic Reporter's Vatican correspondent and a contributor to the Italian news website Vatican Insider. He has reported on Pope Francis from 23 countries and his work has earned numerous awards from the Catholic Press Association. He is the author of Ten Things Pope Francis Wants You to Know About the Family.

Reviews

A Pope Francis Lexicon is a helpful addition to the ever-expanding literature on Pope Francis. This collection will no doubt be greeted with gratitude by those desiring personal growth in their lives through reflection on the Pope’s words and actions, especially his determination to build bridges, foster receptive dialogue and multiply opportunities for encounter.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State

Joshua J. McElwee and Cindy Wooden have brought together an outstanding collection of writings on Pope Francis’ leadership from major figures in the Church and wider Catholic life. A Pope Francis Lexicon is a valuable guide to the words and ideas that form the foundation of Francis’ papacy. It rightly belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in the direction of the Catholic Church today.E.J. Dionne Jr., co-author of One Nation After Trump and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution

What an interesting idea: ask a wide range of writers and thinkers to reflect on Pope Francis’s words. The result: this collection of intelligent and accessible essays. This is a book to keep on the bedside table and delve into over and over again.Cokie Roberts, author and political commentator for NPR and ABC

This brilliant collection fizzes with the tension and tumult of this most provocative and enigmatic of papacies. Francis—the top-down decentralizer, the champion of the peripheries who draws the world's attention to the personality at the center, the blunt speaker who leaves exasperated critics demanding tidiness and clarity—has triggered a creative commotion. No one writer has ever quite captured it; McElwee and Wooden's kaleidoscope comes close.Brendan Walsh, editor of London-based weekly Catholic journal The Tablet

This book transcends mere words.Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

A Pope Francis Lexicon is a compact yet comprehensive anthology of the themes that have come to define the Francis papacy. The diverse array of contributors make A Pope Francis Lexicon essential reading for anyone wishing to better understand the program of this ‘pope of many firsts.’Gretchen R. Crowe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor and author of Why the Rosary, Why Now?

This accessible, inspiring, and often entertaining collection is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to understand the fullness and richness of Pope Francis' thought. I finished it inspired to get out into the field hospital and embrace our world with hope.US Catholic