
Terence Sweeney
@terencejsweeney
Catholic.
Writer at large. Professor at Villanova. Philosopher and theologian in the world. Pa at home.
ID: 331234560
07-07-2011 21:16:16
12,12K Tweet
2,2K Followers
1,1K Following






I am grateful to Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV for the warm welcome at his private residence — the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo. It is a great honor for me to be here, in a place which has contributed to shaping the history of Europe and the world for the past four centuries. This




I am deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack on the Holy Family Catholic Church in #Gaza. I assure the parish community of my spiritual closeness. I commend the souls of the deceased to the loving mercy of Almighty God, and pray for

“God holds the colonized, the enslaved, the unborn, the refugee, the poor, the neglected old and ill in his memory and requires that we too keep them close. The good news is primarily for them.” Terence Sweeney plough.com/en/topics/just…


“las Casas was a colonist who questioned colonization, a slave owner who questioned slave ownership, a coercive evangelizer who renounced coercion. He was a man of repentance who called upon his fellow Christians to repent.” Terence Sweeney plough.com/en/topics/just…


Today, I pray and believe, will someday be the Feast of St. Bartolome de las Casas. May we continue his life of conversion, justice, and evangelization today. Pope Leo XIV


