Emphasis Preaching Journal
It's a dog's life
Commentary
Pope Francis was selected as Time magazine's "Person of the Year." Regarding his selection, Nancy Gibbs, the magazine's managing editor, said, "He really stood out to us as someone who has changed the tone and the perception and the focus of one the world's largest institutions in an extraordinary way." All three lectionary readings speak of change. And it is a change that violates those seven deadly words of the church: "We've never done it that way before."
