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Dio Palm BeachBishop Barbarito’s latest “Living the Truth in Love” column for the Florida Catholic is his homily from the April 23 Mass of Remembrance for Pope Francis. Give it a read:
The pope of surprises
From the very beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis frequently spoke of God as the “God of surprises.” In fact, on Easter Sunday a few years ago, he referred to God’s intervention in history, which culminated in the resurrection of Christ, as all acts of the “God of surprises.” On another occasion, he posed the question in one of his Wednesday audiences, “Is our faith open to surprises from God? Because God is the God of surprises!” Pope Francis made it abundantly clear that many times we judge God in terms of what we expect, and are surprised when he acts in a different way outside of our boundaries.
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