John Ogletree

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | David Lyon |John Ogletree

Last year, Pope Francis met with a group of 15 or so Houston community organizers and leaders in his private residence. It was the third time he’d met with us, members of The Metropolitan Organization of Houston and colleagues from the West/Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation. This time, he counseled us not to lose the ability to laugh. Pope Francis was interested in our organizing work because he wanted to uplift those on the margins, the powerless, the migrant.