The elevation of Pope Leo XIV is a profound and historic occasion. Like so many around the world, I am praying for him and wishing him and the Church well as his papacy begins.
You made it, you own it
You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.
So let me get this straight, we finally get an American pope, and some of the America first crowd is mad because he cares about the poor and immigrants. Am i missing something here?
Epiphany: Why tell a story about Iranian fire-priests (or even astrologers)? What place do they have in a story of the birth of the Anointed One of the Storm God of the Semites? Yes, the parallel with Balaam. Yes, the point that the magi give homage while the priests and the scribes do not, while the reigning king of Judah tries to kill him. But still… It comes out of left field, and then vanishes back into left field again. What did Matthew think he was doing as a matter of book-writing?