The Pope communicates with the world through his daily interactions with YouTube posts and tweets - he has the ability to connect ancient wisdom with our modern times so simply.  As you work your way through Netflix during lock-down you might easily flick past two shows about Pope Francis.  'Two Popes' is a film about the abnormal transition from Pope Benedict to Pope Francis, while 'A Man of his Word' is a documentary about Pope Francis.  Both give a sense of how Pope Francis is determined to link our faith to the joys and challenges of our times.  The documentary has plenty of subtitles which makes it heavy going, while the movie stars Anthony Hopkins with the German and Argentinian Popes speaking perfect English to make things easy!

In the documentary hear Pope Francis asking parents, 'Do you play with your children?' and 'Do you lose time with your children?'.  He repeats the same message in this YouTube clip where he prays for families throughout the world.

We pray that we take advantage of the TIME and OPPORTUNITY presented to us as parents to connect with our chidren.