In a few days, the Jubilee Year of Hope will close, and we’ll say another goodbye to the Pope Francis era. yup, some people got this close to him Like his predecessors, Pope Francis spoke a lot about peace, hope, joy and God’s mercy. Of particular relevance to me in the past half year, he of course continued in the tradition of writing encyclicals and other documents. It was a wonderful learning experience to be in Fr David Garcia’s Social Ethics class for a look at the social teachings of the Church. Everyone in the class now knows the significance of Rerum Novarum and why Pope Leo is Pope Leo! Two highlights for me – the first was summarising Veritas in Caritate (Pope Benedict XVI). I’d only ever thought of our school motto In veritate, et caritate in broad and general terms. Yes, truth and love are so basic and important in our faith. Veritas in Caritate ...