Talking with Cardinal O’Malley

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Mollie Wilson O’Reilly March 21, 2014

On Wednesday I was part of a panel discussion on the occasion of Pope Francis’s one-year anniversary, featuring Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston, moderated by Ken Woodward, and hosted by the American Bible Society. It was really more of a group interview than a discussion — after Cardinal O’Malley spoke about the spiritual side of Francis’s papacy, the other panelists, Matt Malone of America and Rusty Reno of First Things, and I took turns asking him questions but didn’t talk much to each other (not onstage, anyway).

If you were there, thank you! I spoke to a lot of audience members afterward and truly enjoyed meeting you all. For those who couldn’t make it, if I find out about a recording or a transcript of the event, I will certainly let you know. In the meantime I am grateful to…