A Pope Francis Lexicon is a collection of over fifty essays by an impressive set of insightful contributors from around the globe, each writing on a specific word that has become important in the ministry of Pope Francis. Writers such as Sr. Simone Campbell, Cardinal Blase Cupich, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, Fr. James Martin, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby, and Carolyn Woo explore the Pope’s use of words like joy, clericalism, money, family, and tears. Together, they reveal what Francis’s use of these words says about him, his ministry and priorities, and their significance to the church, the world, and the lives of individual Christians. The entire collection is introduced by a foreword by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians worldwide, and a preface by one of Francis’s closest advisors, Cardinal Sean O'Malley.
This is no set of encyclopedia entries. It’s a reflective, inspiring, and often heartfelt book that offers engaging answers to the question What is this surprising Pope up to?
Themes and Contributors:
Volume foreword
Patriarch Bartholomew
Volume preface
Cardinal Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap
Baptism
Cardinal Donald Wuerl
Benedict XVI
David Gibson
Capitalism
Bishop Robert McElroy
Careerism
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, C.Ss.R.
Church
Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig
Clerical abuse
Francis Sullivan
Clericalism
Archbishop Paul-Andre Durocher
Collegiality
Archbishop Mark Coleridge
Conscience
Austen Ivereigh
Creation
Orthodox Fr. John Chryssavgis
Curia
Massimo Faggioli
Dialogue
Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez Nieves, OFM
Dignity
Tina Beattie
Discernment
Fr. James Martin, SJ
Ecumenism
Nontando Hadebe
Embrace
Simcha Fisher
Encounter
Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez
Episcopal Accountability Katie Grimes
Family
Julie Hanlon Rubio
Field Hospital
Cardinal Blase Cupich
Flesh
Msgr. Dario E. Vigano
Gossip
Kaya Oakes
Grandparents
Bill Dodds
Hagen Lio
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 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 Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, SDB
Refugee
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
