Terence Sweeney

To suddenly shift gears to a totally new culture, learning the language fully in a place that maybe doesn't have as many perks as an American suburban parish might, I think that's a real sign of wanting to be with those on the margins of global power and economics. But I don't think we've had a pope in... centuries who has had this experience of working in the missions.

We've had pastor popes, scholar popes, diplomat popes, but a pope who spent most of his life in a poor part of a country doing missionary work, I don't even know if we've ever had one.

We've had pastor popes, scholar popes, diplomat popes, but a pope who spent most of his life in a poor part of a country doing missionary work, I don't even know if we've ever had one.

We've had pastor popes, scholar popes, diplomat popes, but a pope who spent most of his life in a poor part of a country doing missionary work, I don't even know if we've ever had one.

I think he, in some ways like Pope Francis, he kind of throws us off these spectrums. He took the name Leo, which in many ways is a kind of pretty traditional papal name. He's the 14th, right? He's not the first. He's kind of closely identifying with, I think, both the first Pope Leo, Pope St. Leo the Great, and Pope Leo the 13th, who are, you know, richly part of the tradition.

I think he, in some ways like Pope Francis, he kind of throws us off these spectrums. He took the name Leo, which in many ways is a kind of pretty traditional papal name. He's the 14th, right? He's not the first. He's kind of closely identifying with, I think, both the first Pope Leo, Pope St. Leo the Great, and Pope Leo the 13th, who are, you know, richly part of the tradition.

I think he, in some ways like Pope Francis, he kind of throws us off these spectrums. He took the name Leo, which in many ways is a kind of pretty traditional papal name. He's the 14th, right? He's not the first. He's kind of closely identifying with, I think, both the first Pope Leo, Pope St. Leo the Great, and Pope Leo the 13th, who are, you know, richly part of the tradition.

Leo XIII is notable for his work on something called Catholic social thought, what the church brings to the questions of economics and justice and politics. And that has tended to be something that what we call progressive Catholics have really centered on. So I think in some ways it's unclear, which is actually kind of exciting.

Leo XIII is notable for his work on something called Catholic social thought, what the church brings to the questions of economics and justice and politics. And that has tended to be something that what we call progressive Catholics have really centered on. So I think in some ways it's unclear, which is actually kind of exciting.

Leo XIII is notable for his work on something called Catholic social thought, what the church brings to the questions of economics and justice and politics. And that has tended to be something that what we call progressive Catholics have really centered on. So I think in some ways it's unclear, which is actually kind of exciting.

I think it's also notable that the language of his first address to the people in St. Peter's Square was richly tied in with Pope Francis. We still preserve

I think it's also notable that the language of his first address to the people in St. Peter's Square was richly tied in with Pope Francis. We still preserve

I think it's also notable that the language of his first address to the people in St. Peter's Square was richly tied in with Pope Francis. We still preserve

And I think maybe there are some signs that he wants to carry on a lot of what Pope Francis did, but maybe make more connections, we might say, between the kind of Pope Francis side of the church and the Pope Benedict side.

And I think maybe there are some signs that he wants to carry on a lot of what Pope Francis did, but maybe make more connections, we might say, between the kind of Pope Francis side of the church and the Pope Benedict side.

And I think maybe there are some signs that he wants to carry on a lot of what Pope Francis did, but maybe make more connections, we might say, between the kind of Pope Francis side of the church and the Pope Benedict side.

I know. That's me.

I know. That's me.

I know. That's me.

The Augustinians are a group of – they're called friars. They were founded in 1244. And they're grounded in a deep sense of I think maybe three principles, living in community, a really strong sense that wherever we go, we go together, deep sense of the heart. The Augustinians, if you ever see an icon of St. Augustine, he's often holding a heart.