Complicity
Recently I encountered a woman who said to me that many people have left the Church as a direct result of the news of the unmarked graves on the property of the old Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia —...
Category: Commentary
Vulnerability and the conscience in catechesis
Any call to action, no matter how necessary and well-meaning, will devolve into platitudes unless we have some idea of when and how to put it into practice. In his 2019 motu proprio letter Vos Estis Lux Mundi, Pope Francis...
Freedom, Safety and Vulnerability
What do catechizing the faithful and safeguarding them from abuse have in common? Both, the Church teaches, are responsibilities belonging to the entire Catholic community. In his 2019 letter Vos Estis Lux Mundi (“You Are the Light of the World”),...
Pro-Death Penalty Catholics (Part 2): Fear of Rupture
In my last article, I described how the Church’s opposition to the death penalty, formalized in Pope Francis’s 2018 revision of the Catechism, reflects more than just a momentary shift; it is the culmination of a long, deliberate development in...
Defamed by “The Global Catholic Network”
[Editor’s note: Where Peter Is is committed to providing faithful, challenging, and thought-provoking content while defending the integrity of Catholic teaching and tradition. The following account by Dawn Eden Goldstein illustrates a common experience for our writers, who are often...
Pro-Death Penalty Catholics: Crisis of Doctrine or Crisis of Faith?
On August 3, 2018, Pope Francis made a decisive change to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, declaring that the death penalty is “inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.” For many Catholics,...
Pedro Gabriel and Rafael Gonzalez: Is submission to the Magisterium voluntarism?
Pedro Gabriel sits down again with Prof. Rafael Gonzalez, Doctor of Theology from Pontifex University and an occasional contributor to One Peter Five, this time to discuss his book Heresy Disguised as Tradition. In this interview, they explore how...
The Paglia Case: A Tale of Innocence and Betrayal in the Church
Editor’s note: Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia — President of the Pontifical Academy for Life and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family — has faced significant criticism during his tenure, particularly from conservative...
False religion: Generational spirits, curses, healing the family tree
[Editor’s note: We recently shared Fr. Peter Joseph’s review of Fr. Chad Ripperger’s “Deliverance Prayers” book. The following essay by Fr. Joseph, which was originally published over two decades ago, explores the notion of generational spirits and curses, both heavily promoted...
New Papal Preacher: “Repent!”
Pope Francis appointed Father Roberto Pasolini as the new Preacher of the Papal Household on November 9, 2024, succeeding the 90-year-old Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, who is finally retiring after having served in the role for 44 years. Like his predecessor...
Traditionalist Lies: Addressing Malicious “Mayan Rite” Rumors
On November 15, Lifesite’s Vatican correspondent Michael Haynes posted on X that the Vatican had approved a “Mayan rite” of the liturgy. BREAKING: #Vatican has approved the Mayan rite of Mass for areas of Mexico, involving: 1. “Ritual dances.” 2....
Gower, Missouri Sainthood Project Warrants Caution
After her 2023 disinterment, the late Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, foundress of a Benedictine abbey in Gower, Missouri, began making news, including in august secular venues like the New York Times. Nearly four years after her burial, her body was found...
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