A left-wing pontiff has the opportunity to inspire the renewal of the nation

As with almost all of my fellow Catholics, I'm awaiting Pope Francis' arrival this week with Christmas-morning type anticipation. This relatively new pope is maybe the most popular man on the planet as he spreads the core Christian message of loving thy neighbor and caring for the least among us. He is an apostle of hope…

Previously:
• 09/08/15 Blaming entitled millennials misses the point
• 08/18/15 Hillary wants to make your college even more expensive
• 07/28/15 This Republican bill will raise government spending and taxes
• 07/13/15 Socialism, RIP: Tottering European economies prove again the Keynesian model is a failure
• 06/15/15 Creating a shared prosperity -- yours and America's -- for $100 a month
• 06/01/15 GOP gluttons back into the hot tub
• 05/11/15 'Green movement' did itself in --- and not a moment too soon
• 04/27/15 State of the planet: It's better than ever
• 09/15/14 Obamanomics victimizes prez's biggest supporters most