All of Washington is excited now that we have one additional, famous resident. Pope Francis arrived this afternoon and is staying down the road from me tonight. I’m looking forward to celebrating Mass with him tomorrow. All this focus on the Holy Father reminded me of an interview I did for EWTN’s “Vocation Boom” show shortly after Francis became Pope. I never actually posted the audio before, so what better time could there be?

The original air date was 10/5/2013, but it’s amazing how not much has changed from my thoughts at that time. So, here is my tribute to Pope Francis and a little bit about my own vocation.