(In two parts:  Part one)  Reflections from Liturgy of the Word, Reading 479, Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time II

Any pope who strives to remake this church into the image and likeness of God deserves our prayers, encouragement and undying gratitude. Too bad doing so has to be something to be identified as a difference from the actions of some other popes.—Jim McCrea
“Behave like God . . . “ (Ephesians 5:1)

What "Francis is trying to do is make our church a more pastoral one", meaning a church that is people-focused in liturgy - what is consistent with the meaning of the word "liturgy".—sylvester(pat)stefen
“this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years now, ought she not to have been set free on the sabath [sic] day from this bondage?” (Luke 13:16).