Encountering God - As a Traveling Papal Missionary of Mercy

The author of Among Friends returns with a witty, heartfelt account of his adventures as a full-time traveling storyteller for God.

In third grade, we talked about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I raised my hand and said, "I want to be the pope!"

Everyone laughed.

But, hey, if you think about it, I''m still in the running.

Encountering God is a collection of Father Jim Sichko''s tales about what happened after he left his home parish in the Lexington, Kentucky, diocese to embark on a new role as a papal missionary of mercy. As his former congregation well knew, his warmth, humor, and genuine passion for spreading the message of God''s unconditional love made him an ideal choice for the job, and Pope Francis seemed to agree.

Here he reveals what it''s like to live out of a suitcase (and love it) as he engages in the "Ministry of Encountering"-meeting peo