Issue link: https://read.uberflip.com/i/985490
23 DENVER CATHOLIC | MAY 26-JUNE 8, 2018 BY CARMEN ELENA VILLA H ow can the name and works of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the greatest and most inspir- ing saints, be performed in the 21st century? How is the Church called to address the signs of the times and develop its message without losing the essence of the teachings of Jesus, who is the same yesterday, today and always? We're in the midst of Pope Francis' sixth year of pontifi cate — the fi rst Lat- in-American pope, the fi rst Jesuit and the fi rst to choose his name after Assisi's 12th-century saint, whom Christ called to reform his Church. The documentary titled Pope Fran- cis: A Man of His Word, which opened May 18, makes the pontiš 's human side and closeness visible, featuring the most striking images of his pontifi cate — his trips, audiences, main lectures and gestures of closeness to the people — in an interview with fi lmmaker Wim Wenders. During the interview, the pope responds to questions regarding the environment, workers' rights, family, the importance of parents' walk with their children, the sins that shame the Church (such as sexual abuse to minors by clergy), the need to live in simplicity and evangelical poverty, and the impor- tance of prayer, among other aspects of relevance that are not foreign to the concerns the Church. This interview makes Pope Francis a man of closeness that worries about each of the faithful in the Church. His care for the millions of men and women around the world, including those who don't profess the Catholic faith but let themselves be infl uenced by his mes- sage, is also made clear. A Man of His Word gives the impres- sion that the pope is speaking with you face-to-face, with a tired but lucid demeanor, with a thoughtful smile, sharing with you the joy of living the Gospel and encouraging you with simple words to live according to your faith. The images in the documentary, which highlight his trips, lectures, hom- ilies and audiences, pair excellently the striking words of the pontiš with the reactions of joy, surprise and fervor in the faces of those who listen and receive him throughout the world. The docu- mentary, thus, compiles diverse trips to countries such as Brazil, the United States, Italy, Israel, the Central African Republic, the Philippines, Portugal and Bolivia. Perhaps due to a lack of time, this production falls short in a few topics. It leaves out documents such as his apos- tolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, which is today an invaluable guide for many projects of evangelization around the world. The viewer is led to think that the encyclical Laudato Si — on the care of our common home — is the only valuable document he has written. Even then, I highly recommend it to everyone: to Catholics who admire and follow the pontiš and to people from other denominations who want to learn from this great leader, from his simple and wise words, from this pope who came "from the ends of the world," showing always a human countenance, delving into the teachings of the Gospel and trying to bring to life those words he said to more than a hundred journal- ists at the beginning of his pontifi cate: "How I would like a Church that is poor and for the poor!" Jadyn Kateri Abeyta Jack Christian Ahrens Jordan Mary Aitken Lily Mae Alderfer Rylan John Alpers Abigail Ruth Baker Berlynn Elle Bantner Claire Marie Begler Riley Travers Bertagnolli Elizabeth Rose Boselli Audrey Marie Brower Luke Aldo Busot Evangeline Marie Christo• Luke Anthony Crumplar Heiley Thy Dang Jiovana Euresti DeBaise James Dylan DeHerrera Keaton Elizabeth Delaney Maximilian James Dietz Maggie Erin Dooley Joseph Aidan Doyle Natasha Patricia Eldridge Taylor Ann Fox Xavier Dane Fross Alexander Jackson Fulton Rocco Michael Gabriel Bridget Clare Gray Justin Aric Hilmas John Thomas Hulquest Ava Marie Kuszak Vicente Alejandro Lopez Nicolas Dean Luce Annika Lynne Manzanares Dominic Jude Mazzulla Colin Sean McElroy Ashley Hutchinson Mittleman Malachi Joseph Mook Hailey Elaine Murrow Blake Davis Neece Reese James Peterson Maximilian Antony Pougnet Alex Louis Quiachon Joseph Patrick Richardson Shelby Alicia Rojas Maddelyn Kathleen Salter Morgan Eugene Salter Joseph Robert Satriano Jennifer Kay Shoulders Ashley Marie Sines Ali Renee Spadafora Andrew James Sterling Tyler James Stevens Bennett Mitchell Subach David Liam Ten Eyck Mary Lisabeth ThienThao Vu Jackson George Ward Abigail Grace Williams Michaela Marie Woods Charlotte Grace Young Angelo Paul Young NATIVITY: FAITH & REASON CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2018 900 W. Midway Blvd. Broomfield, Colorado 80020 303-466-4177 www.school.nool.us Congratulations St. Thomas More Catholic School CLASS OF 2018 Kira Baker Carys Bayens Peyton Beaumont Alexander Bergmann Leila Cali Andrew DeBerardinis Tierney Dickinson Jana Eddy Alexandra Edgar Mary Ellmann William Fete Brian Fischer Quinn Gallagher Nicholas Hartman Carter Hill Benjamin Holt Lily Hughes Wendy Jackson Karlee Jagels Nicole Johnston Colin Jordan Eli Kerschen John Khodarahmi Ian Kilty Elyse Kuzio Greta Leege Samuel Li le Natalie Marcinek Benjamin Mar nez Alexa McCoy Duncan McDonald Collin Michalik Marshall Moody Cody Muir Alicia Nelson Annika Nonnenmacher Molly Oswald 7071 East Otero Avenue • Centennial, CO 80112 303.770.0441 • www.stmcatholic.org Madeleine Roy Gavin Sawchuk Abigail Shea Lauryn Skoruppa Yamil Snodgrass Elsa Spencer Sophia VanNa er Patrick Weyrauch Colby Whitehouse Jameson Yeingst Ma hew Yost Jacob Zinno A man of his word New documentary on Pope Francis released in cinemas