A Pope Francis Lexicon

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 Óscar Rodríguez 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 Seán 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 Seán 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-André Durocher
Collegiality          Archbishop Mark Coleridge
Conscience          Austen Ivereigh
Creation               Orthodox Fr. John Chryssavgis
Curia                 Massimo Faggioli
Dialogue             Archbishop Roberto González Nieves, OFM
Dignity               Tina Beattie
Discernment        Fr. James Martin, SJ
Ecumenism         Nontando Hadebe
Embrace             Simcha Fisher
Encounter            Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández
Episcopal Accountability  Katie Grimes
Family                Julie Hanlon Rubio
Field Hospital      Cardinal Blase Cupich
Flesh                 Msgr. Dario E. Viganò
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 Óscar Rodríguez 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