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Father Martin, thanks for taking the time out of your day for this session. Having attended a Jesuit high school and Jesuit university, I was delighted to see your name pop up on the sidebar earlier in the week! Since being selected, Pope Francis has embarked upon a courageous effort to return the Catholic Church to solidarity with the poor and has spoken on issues of wage equality and so forth.

1) What efforts do you believe individual dioceses, individual congregations can take to work towards his message? How much of this is part and parcel with social justice activities preached far more predominantly in Latin America?

2) I worry about the age of our Pope, worry that in hopefully many more than a few years but soon enough that another pontiff will be selected who will slowly begin to erode the stand Francis has made. What steps can Catholics take to ensure that his work continues, that it does in fact make an indelible mark on the institution?

Thanks for answering my earlier question. Might I also ask you for your thoughts in light of the numerous closings of Catholic schools around the country? Any hope for change on that front in the future?

Mind if I asked two?

1) How concerned are you about the news industry bowing to market pressures on what to cover? (The forthcoming cancellation of an incredibly valuable show in Tell Me More really concerns me.)

2) Wish your actual job resembled more The West Wing or more Newsroom? :)

Cristo Rey establishments are all over nowadays, but the one that gets the most press is still the NYC one. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303789604579200121061778970

They feature in-day work as part of their education.