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| Father Miguel Ángel Fiorito: Pope Francis’ spiritual director
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On the evening of December 13, 2019, Pope Francis went to the General Curia of the Society of Jesus to launch the five-volume work dedicated to the Writings of Father Miguel Ángel Fiorito (1916-2005), Jesuit priest and spiritual director of Pope Francis, edited by Father José Luis Narvaja, SJ, and published by La Civilità Cattolica.
When Father Spadaro gave me the five volumes of the Escritos of Master Fiorito – as we Argentine and Uruguayan Jesuits called him among ourselves – he mentioned a possible presentation. I felt the desire to present in person this Civiltà Cattolica edition put together by Father José Luis Narvaja. So I told him, “And why not have one of his disciples present it?” “Who could that be?” Spadaro asked. “Me!” I told him. So here we are!
In his introduction José Luis explores the figure of Father Fiorito as a “master of dialogue.” I liked that title because it captures the paradox of the Maestro : Fiorito spoke little, but had a great capacity for listening, a discerning listening, which is one of the pillars of dialogue.
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