Pope Francis on July 29, 2018, addressed the gospel for the day, the miracle of the loaves and fishes from the sixth chapter of John. But rather than focusing on the “miraculous” aspect, he talked of the compassion of a boy and asked us to do the same.
His remarks came before praying the noonday Angelus with a crowd of pilgrims estimated at 25,000 in St. Peter’s Square.
Looking out on the great crowd that had following him near the Lake of Tiberias, Jesus asked the Apostle Philip how they could buy enough bread to feed so many. Of course, Philip had
