by Francie | Feb 5, 2020 | Pope Francis
Pope Fran is back on the blog! Or rather my correspondence with His Holiness, albeit one-sided, for now. I was inspired to chat him up about my memoir after seeing the Netflix film, “The Two Popes.” I haven’t contacted him in years so I doubt he will remember me,...
by Francie | Jun 29, 2016 | Pope Francis
At last, I finally got to see my favorite celebrity in person: Pope Fran! He was on his own turf, right in Vatican City. I wish I could say we sat down with a nice cappuccino. Instead, it was just myself, my family and 30K other crazy Pope Fran fans from all over the...
by Francie | Oct 1, 2015 | Family, Pope Francis
“Women in the church are more important than bishops or priests,” says Pope Francis. I know he means mothers getting families to church, but I’m stretching it to include everything moms do, the hardest job in the world, and even harder now with...
by Francie | Mar 4, 2015 | Pope Francis
Dear Pope Francis, It’s been awhile since I last wrote to you. I follow your activities through the news and as always, enjoy your commentary on world controversy. Your one-liners really stop people in their tracks, like the latest one about “a punch in the nose for...
by Francie | Feb 19, 2014 | God, golden rule, Pope Francis
Dear Pope Francis, Hi. It’s me again, your Francis/Frances connection from the US. I hope you don’t mind I seem to find a reason to write to you about every four months. You keep making the news and of course I must let you know my thoughts about it all. My...
