Where Peter Is

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A Chapel in the Rain: A Reversion Story

A nice surprise in the mail from Poland today: my faith reversion story, “A Chapel in the Rain,” is featured in the September–October issue of Rycerz Młodych, a Catholic magazine published by the Conventual Franciscans at Niepokalanów, the “City of the Immaculata” founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe. I wrote about how I chose...

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From Sacramento to the End of the World

Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto issued a canonical warning on June 1, 2026, to retired Deacon David Leatherby Jr. of his diocese. In the decree, the bishop said he had been informed that Deacon Leatherby was cooperating with illicit Masses celebrated in nearby Placer County by his son, Jeremy Leatherby — excommunicated for schism...

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Benedict Was the Outlier on Liturgy

Pope Leo XIV’s general audience on Wednesday clarified something that many conservative and traditionalist Catholics have been unwilling to face: the pope believes both that the liturgical reform is a good thing and that the reforms carried out following the Second Vatican Council are “firmly rooted in the living tradition of the Church.”...

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Beyond Left and Right: Fidelity to the Magisterium

We live in an age increasingly suspicious of objective truth and universal moral authority. In a culture shaped by postmodern thinking, truth can become intensely personal — something determined less by what is true than by what I believe to be true. Social media has amplified this tendency, giving everyone a platform, an...

Movie Review / News

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“American Martyr” – The Relevance of Bl. Stanley Rother

Yesterday, “American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story,” a documentary produced by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, was released in U.S. theaters. The film focuses on the life and tragic death of Okarche, Oklahoma native, Blessed Father Stanley Rother, who was martyred in 1981 during the Guatemalan Civil War. Narrated by actor Martin Sheen,...

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Peter’s Faith and Christ’s Promise

The Gospel passage from this past Sunday, Matthew 16:13–20, told the famous story of Jesus asking the apostles, “Who do you say that I am?” Simon responded, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus responds in turn by giving him a new name and a mission: “You are Peter,...

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Pope Leo’s Vision of the Church

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 inaugural teaching letter is much more. In Dilexi Te, Pope Leo presents us...

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Maximilian Kolbe: The Man Who Would Not Keep Silent

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 who has the right to speak at all. The story of Maximilian Kolbe...

Liturgy

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The Eucharist Speaks the Language of Unity

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 languages, sing different hymns, and worship according to different cultural traditions, yet they...

Analysis / Synodality

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Study Group 9: “Debacle” or Fruit of Vatican II?

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 discussion of homosexuality, the document in fact proposes something more fundamental to the...