Every month, the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV invites Catholics to pray for a particular intention. This May, the prayer intention is simple: that everyone might have food and that food is not wasted. It sounds uncontroversial, almost too ordinary to pause over. Yet it carries a quiet unease, because it speaks into...
Pope Leo has continued his catechesis on Vatican II, this Wednesday, May 20th, opening a new cycle on the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium. In this first installment, Leo reminded his hearers, the Council Fathers “sought not only to undertake a reform of the rites, but to lead the Church to...
For the past two years, I’ve led online workshops about spiritual abuse in the Catholic Church. These are live workshops with small groups of people (12 or fewer). And to date, over 150 people have participated. One thing that I’ve been asked about several times is if these workshops are recorded for people...
Every month, the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV invites Catholics to pray for a particular intention. This May, the prayer intention is simple: that everyone might have food and that food is not wasted. It sounds uncontroversial, almost too ordinary to pause over. Yet it carries a quiet unease, because it speaks into...
Pope Leo has continued his catechesis on Vatican II, this Wednesday, May 20th, opening a new cycle on the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium. In this first installment, Leo reminded his hearers, the Council Fathers “sought not only to undertake a reform of the rites, but to lead the Church to...
For the past two years, I’ve led online workshops about spiritual abuse in the Catholic Church. These are live workshops with small groups of people (12 or fewer). And to date, over 150 people have participated. One thing that I’ve been asked about several times is if these workshops are recorded for people...
Interview with Rodrigo Guerra conducted for Religion Digital by Jimena Hernández, Mexican correspondent. Translated from the Spanish original. Published with permission. “The pope is neither anti-right nor anti-left, but it is no secret that those who are immersed in some ideology feel uncomfortable with him.” “The reductionism and violence of the old guerrilla groups...
In this episode, I had a great conversation with Dr. David Lantigua about the Latin American roots of Pope Leo’s theology. We specifically talked about how Latin American theology is present in Leo’s exhortation Dilexi Te. We also discussed how the Latin American rereading of Vatican II is Leo’s hermeneutic of the Council, and...
Technological products reflect the worldview of their developers, owners, users, and regulators, and have the power to “shape the world and engage consciences on the level of values.” Antiqua et Nova, §41 Setting aside for another day a wide range of general issues associated with AI use (intellectual property theft, environmental damage, inequality of...
{This article, addressing Large Language Models and Artificial Intelligence, will be presented in two parts; the first part, below, proposes a Christian understanding of word and language by which to evaluate the moral and philosophical implications of the use of AI writing, especially as regards spiritual matters.] If I speak in human and...
While awaiting our answers, Jesus gives his own: “Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted”. A serious problem was solved by blessing the little food that was present and sharing it with all...
Shortly after the white smoke went up from the Sistine Chapel on May 8, 2025, I received a phone call from a producer at TRT World, Turkey’s 24-hour cable news network, asking if I was willing to appear on the network to discuss the new pope after he made his first appearance on...
History is repeating itself. On July 1, 2026, the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) intends to consecrate new bishops in Écône, Switzerland, in defiance of Pope Leo XIV. This is the same place where SSPX founder Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre consecrated four bishops on June 30, 1988, in defiance of Pope St. John...
From the man who saw fit to correct the Pope on his theology, more pearls of wisdom: Vice President JD Vance has described himself as “obsessed” with UFO files. In March, he said he has been trying to find time to investigate Area 51 since he took office. “I’ve still got three more...
A viral thought experiment has been making the rounds online: press one button and guarantee your own survival, or press another and take a risk to save everyone. Is the most “rational” choice really the right one? Or is there something deeper guiding our instincts? The more you think about this question, the...
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