I was browsing the magazine section of my local library the other day and came across the July 28, 2025, issue of Time Magazine. The cover article was The Making of the Pope by Belinda Luscombe. It was a very informative and enjoyable article about the life of Pope Leo XIV.
One section in particular struck me. Father Paul Galetto is the pastor of St. Paul Church in Philadelphia and has known Pope Leo since his 20s, when the two Augustinians studied in Rome. Luscombe writes:
When Galetto saw his fellow Augustinian step onto the balcony, he paused for a moment to reflect on the mysterious ways of the universe. “We started at the same place 40 years ago. Here I am stapling papers together at a parish because we’re having a prayer service,” he says, “and he’s going to be talking to Putin about the war in Ukraine. God had a plan for him, and God had a plan for me.”
Fr. Galetto’s remarks reminded me of St. Therese’s famous quote, "The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness."
We can’t all be pope, or (more appropriate for my own longings) a best-selling author, but we can all strive to do our best wherever God has put us.
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