The Charlie Rose Interview with Fr. Malone, S.J. and Fr. McShane, S.J., September 20, 2013

If you can watch the entire interview it is well worth your time - it is great. 

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who when the world was growing cold, in order that the hearts of men might burn anew with the fire of Your love, you chose Francis to be our Pope...

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Anyway, continuing to celebrate with the Church and especially the Jesuits, I want to share with you a piece Fr. James Martin, S.J. wrote for Time:

But this new interview came with the pope’s complete approval and cooperation. 

Originally, the editors of America approached the Vatican for an interview, but we were told that the pope generally doesn’t enjoy the interview format.  Not long afterwards, we learned that the Italian Jesuit journal La Civiltà Cattolica was also interested in the idea.  Once we teamed with Civiltà, and later joined forces with other Jesuit journals, the pope agreed.  Questions were sent to Antonio Spadaro, SJ, the editor in chief of Civiltà, and in a series of sit-down interviews, Fr. Spadaro and the Holy Father had a long conversation. 

Finally, and most importantly, the Italian-language version was personally approved by the Pope. Thus, this interview is an even more reliable indication of the pope’s desires for the church, and affords us a clearer idea of the pope’s new course for the church. - Time

Source 

Who is the guy who interviewed the Pope?

Father Antonio Spadaro, S.J.

I've had a link in my sidebar to Fr. Spadaro for a long time - since he wrote on Pier Vittorio Tondelli, the Italian writer (gay) who had been reconciled to the Church before he died.  The essay by Antonio Spadaro is titled Lontano dentro se stessi. L’attesa di salvezza in Pier Vittorio Tondelli [Far off within ourselves. The expectation of salvation in Pier Vittorio Tondelli]  (BTW - I think Fr. Martin S.J. should see to it that the essay is translated and published in America asap.)

Anyway...

Find out more about Fr. Spadaro here: 

A Civilization of writers, poets and web surfers

Father Antonio Spadaro is the new editor of La Civiltà Cattolica.
He has written for years in the review of the Society of Jesus on literature, music, art and new technologies of communication. Interview

Interview with Antonio Spadaro by Paolo Mattei

Saint José María Rubio y Peralta

José María Rubio y Peralta shares his feast day with St. Athanasius. 

José María Rubio y Peralta is a little saint however, perhaps a saint after the heart of Pope Francis. St. Jose Maria was a Jesuit who loved the poor.  He was acclaimed by his Bishop on the day of his death in Madrid, in 1929, as the apostle of Madrid. 

An anecdote from his life.

Father Rubio was a famed confessor. The locals used to queue, having to wait for several hours, in order to be confessed by the Father Rubio.

While hearing confessions one day, a lady came and told him of a man who had to confess soon, as he was dying. That evening, Father Rubio went to visit the dying man, following the directions the woman had given him.  Fr. Rubio had to go to the third floor without a lift. When he finally arrived at the apartment, he knocked and asked for the gentleman.

"It's me" the gentleman said, "but I think that someone has played a practical joke on you, as you see I'm in perfect health. Come in, man! Have a drink and relax after you have had to climb so many stairs." Entering the room, Fr. Rubio noticed a portrait on the wall.  While the man he came to see served him a drink, Fr. Rubio told him that the woman in the portrait was the lady who visited him and sent him.

The host laughed and said that he must be mistaken since that lady was his mother and she died some years ago. Then, the gentleman said; "Look, as long as you are here, I would like to make my confession because it has been years since I even entered a church - this way your journey will not have been in vain".

After making his confession that night, he died. - Catholic Online
 

 Pray for us, St. Jose Maria, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.