Sure, yesterday's ordination (fullvideo) of Archbishop Gus DiNoia OP (photos) had more than its share of breathtaking elements -- stunning music, prayerful pace, a crowd drawn from across the globe... and more scapular-clad lay Dominicans than anyone's ever seen in one spot -- but the moment that seemingly trumped 'em all (because, well, it was the only thing anyone talked about afterward) came when the ordinand delivered the classiest, simplest and, by far, shortest remarks in memory from a new bishop.
Just watch:
And given the Dominican's new post, the words -- rather, the lack thereof -- send quite the message.
One of global Catholicism's most prominent chroniclers, Rocco Palmo has held court as the "Church Whisperer" since 2004, when the pages you're reading were launched with an audience of three, grown since by nothing but word of mouth, and kept alive throughout solely by means of reader support.
A former US correspondent for the London-based international Catholic weekly The Tablet, he's been a church analyst for The New York Times, Associated Press, Washington Post, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, BBC, NBC, CNN and NPR among other mainstream print and broadcast outlets worldwide.
A native of Philadelphia, Rocco Palmo attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 2010, he received a Doctorate of Humane Letters honoris causa from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St Louis.
In 2011, Palmo co-chaired the first Vatican conference on social media, convened by the Pontifical Councils for Culture and Social Communications. By appointment of Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM Cap., he's likewise served on the first-ever Pastoral Council of the Archdiocese, whose Church remains his home.
<< Home