When I was in college, the leader of a young adult group told me something like, “While the particular vocation a person is called to is the best vocation for them, the priesthood and consecrated vocations are objectively greater.” At...
I first heard of Liz Hansen a couple of years ago when I read her article in Crisis Magazine titled, “Franciscan University and Its Friars Face a Reckoning.” While I didn’t attend Franciscan University as a student, I did...
[Editor’s note: I didn’t realize until moments ago that no one hit “publish” on this post yesterday. But it’s never too late to catch up on a novena, so I’m hitting publish now! — ML] At the beginning of...
I have written many times before about the difference between grave matter and mortal sin. The Catechism identifies grave matter as a breaking one of the Ten Commandments, whereas mortal sin is grave matter and “knowledge of the sinful character...
Podcast: Season 3, Episode 5 It took three seasons, but we finally had Mike Lewis on the podcast! Mike reminded me that the very first podcast I was a part of the very first Where Peter Is podcast episode, recorded...
Registration is now open for the Desiderio Desideravi Workshop! This three-part live workshop will be held virtually on April 13, April 20, and April 27 at 7:30-9:00pm (EST). Register Here! Do you want to fall more in love with Jesus...
Rachel Amiri and I have been talking about NFP and NFP culture for several years now. Before we started recording, she reminded me that we first met when we were arguing with each other in NFP groups on Facebook (not...
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I think I first came across Dr. Fastiggi’s work after Mike Lewis told me he was a defender of Pope Francis when Amoris Laetitia came out. Then I realized he teaches at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, which is the local seminary...
I first discovered Jordan Daniel Wood a little over a year ago when I stumbled across his interview on the Particular Good podcast about his book “The Whole Mystery of Christ: Creation as Incarnation in Maximus Confessor.” I listened to this two-hour...
I get the sense from many Catholic preachers and pastors that they don’t understand human weakness. More than that, too often I have heard Catholic preachers downplay, or deny, the reality of mental illness, treating addiction as if it’s a...
To kick off the third season of the Pope Francis Generation podcast, Dominic and I interviewed Brad Jersak! I first came across his work a few years ago when a friend shared a video of his talk “The Gospel in Chairs.”...
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