The Most Rev. Andrew H. Cozzens

Remembering George Cardinal Pell

History & Biography

“As I read these stories of gratitude for Cardinal Pell, I felt inspired to become more a bishop with the “smell of the sheep” as Pope Francis has said. Each story recalls the heart of a pastor who noticed and remembered people, even as they paint a very colorful picture of this Churchman who was extraordinary in so many ways. Cardinal Pell was such a larger-than-life figure and he could be intimidating. But these essays reveal that what he really wanted to be was a disciple, and that he allowed even the extreme difficulties of his life to lead to deeper purity of heart. Cardinal Pell was a man deeply in love with Jesus Christ and his Church and he allowed his passion to bring him to the cross where all darkness becomes light.”

Turning Points

History & Biography

“As I read these stories of gratitude for Cardinal Pell, I felt inspired to become more a bishop with the “smell of the sheep” as Pope Francis has said. Each story recalls the heart of a pastor who noticed and remembered people, even as they paint a very colorful picture of this Churchman who was extraordinary in so many ways. Cardinal Pell was such a larger-than-life figure and he could be intimidating. But these essays reveal that what he really wanted to be was a disciple, and that he allowed even the extreme difficulties of his life to lead to deeper purity of heart. Cardinal Pell was a man deeply in love with Jesus Christ and his Church and he allowed his passion to bring him to the cross where all darkness becomes light.”