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Last fall, Pope Leo published his first major teaching document, the Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te. This document has primarily been presented as a moral exhortation for Christians to better serve the poor. While this isn’t untrue, I think Pope Leo’s... The post Pope Leo’s Vision of the Church appeared first on Where Peter Is .
There are political regimes that are not content to regulate people’s actions according to law. They want to govern their words, their convictions, and their consciences as well: to determine what may be said, what must be left unsaid, and... The post Maximilian Kolbe: The Man Who Would Not Keep Silent appeared first on Where Peter Is .
The Eucharist is where Catholics should discover most profoundly what it means to belong to the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. Every Sunday, Catholics across the world gather around the same altar. They may hear Scripture proclaimed in different... The post The Eucharist Speaks the Language of Unity appeared first on Where Peter Is .
Nearly three months have passed since the publication of the synod’s final report from Study Group 9, titled “Theological Criteria and Synodal Methodologies for Shared Discernment of Emerging Doctrinal, Pastoral, and Ethical Issues.”[1] Though receiving much press due to its... The post Study Group 9: “Debacle” or Fruit of Vatican II? appeared first on Where Peter Is .
In the summer of 1889, a reporter for the New York Sun went looking for a story in the Italian quarter and found one he did not expect. “During the past few weeks,” he wrote, “dark-featured women, in the garb... The post Into the Dens appeared first on Where Peter Is .
There is No Vocations Crisis All across the country parishes are merging, Masses are split between different times at multiple sites, vocations directors are expressing alarm, bishops are restructuring diocesan ministries, and there are thousands of parishes without a resident... The post We Must Build appeared first on Where Peter Is .
“The God who loves us all, unconditionally.” From the first words Pope Leo XIV spoke as pope. Before any doctrine, before any policy, before a single question about who belongs and who doesn’t. Simply that. Unconditionally. I was born a... The post God’s Unconditional Love and the SSPX’s Conditions appeared first on Where Peter Is .
Paragraph 89 is perhaps my favorite passage from Pope Leo’s encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. It’s at the end of a short section titled “An examen for the Church,” where Pope Leo makes the case that the Church must live out its... The post A Credible Witness appeared first on Where Peter Is .
Father Joseph Thermadom, CSC, is India’s first deaf Catholic priest, the third in Asia, and only the 26th in the world. Born in Thrissur, Kerala, India, and raised in Mumbai, he spent more than a decade in seminary formation in... The post Called in Silence: Faith, Deaf Identity, and Priesthood appeared first on Where Peter Is .
“We must live in the city to serve all the peoples in it, not just our own tribe.” – Tim Keller This August, Pope Leo XIV is asking us to join him in praying for evangelization in cities. This request... The post Pope Leo’s Prayer for August: Evangelization of Cities appeared first on Where Peter Is .
