Pope Leo XIV is the first American pope. The announcement was stunning. Cardinal Robert Prevost appeared on numerous lists of papabile, but many of us remained skeptical that we would actually see an American pope. Yet, as Michael Sean Winters...
The readings today for this thirty second Sunday in ordinary time are basically about “true and false religion,” both of which have their origin in our relationship to divine providence — trust in providence leads to true religion, while a...
[Editor’s Note: WPI contributor Ariane Sroubek has put together this article as a guide to help readers keep up with the Synod on Synodality’s October 2024 Assembly in Rome. This page will remain “sticky” throughout the synodal assembly (meaning it...
Many of the articles coming out against Fiducia Supplicans are interesting to read, but most of them seem to assume the point the author needs to prove in the first place — the fallacy of begging the question. Moreover, what they...
A reflection on the readings of December 17, 2023 — The Third Sunday of Advent At Mass last Sunday, as we were listening to the second reading, there was the unmistakable sound of a happy child. It took a moment...
A Reflection on the readings of December 10, 2023 — The Second Sunday of Advent To better understand the message that the Church is giving us on this Second Sunday of Advent, we could think of a father who is...
A reflection on the readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, June 4, 2023. St. Augustine of Hippo, a great philosopher and theologian, was once preoccupied with the doctrine of the Trinity. He wanted so much to understand...
A reflection on the Sunday Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter. There’s a difference between being alone and feeling lonely. Being alone simply means that I’m by myself and there’s no one else around. Most of you who live...
On Saturday, April 1, Pope Francis was discharged from Gemelli University Hospital after recovering from bronchitis. Then, on Sunday, he gave a beautiful homily on Palm Sunday and the suffering of Jesus. Pope Francis said there were three types of...
Among the Argentine bishops who knows Pope Francis best is Oscar Vicente Ojea, who was appointed by the then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as his auxiliary in the archdiocese of Buenos Aires in 2006. These days he is Bishop of...
What does it mean to be a Catholic man? In recent years, many podcasts, YouTube videos, articles, and books have been devoted to the subject. The number is not surprising. As many argue, the Catholic Church in the West is...
Last week, I posted about the upcoming “Abide in Me & I in You” free online mini-retreat, led by Sr. Kathryn James Hermes, F.S.P. on SmartCatholics. The retreat is happening this Saturday, April 23, at 3pm Eastern. In case you’re...
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