Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction. Pope Benedict XVI wrote these words in his...
If you are fighting poverty by supporting charities, you are doing it wrong. The real solution? Buy Elon Musk’s robots! Really? Well, that is what Musk promised about Tesla’s Optimus robots when tweeting on X, his social media platform: “Optimus...
While reading Pope Leo’s recent apostolic exhortation, Dilexi te, I was struck by an oblique reference he makes in the first chapter. Quoting Pope Francis, Leo observes that “some economic rules have proved effective for growth, but not for integral...
Note: Last year, eleven-year-old Hana Sroubek sent WPI these suggestions for having an earth-friendly Christmas. WPI is reposting it this year so that it can serve as a reference during Advent and Christmas. Deck the halls with boughs of holly!...
On Friday, Nov. 14, after months of speculation, Catholics finally learned that Pope Leo XIV does not intend to overturn Traditionis Custodes. Rome signaled instead that it will consider more generous, renewable two-year dispensations at the request of bishops. With...
Calling the Second Vatican Council the “Map for the Journey Ahead,” Apostolic Nuncio Cardinal Christophe Pierre urged the U.S. bishops gathered in Baltimore for their Fall General Assembly to walk in a synodal spirit, in continuity with Vatican II, and...
For Part I of this article, click here. “In this call to recognize him in the poor and the suffering, we see revealed the very heart of Christ, his deepest feelings and choices, which every saint seeks to imitate.” This...
Triduum 2025 was – as always! – a whirlwind, a glorious and sleep-deprived delirium of music and liturgies and long drives everywhere. On the morning of Holy Thursday, I was able to arrive mid-Gospel at the Chrism Mass in Bridgeport....
The gospel reading for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time is the Parable of the Widow and the Unrighteous Judge (Lk 18:1–8). The figure for God the Father in this parable is, interestingly enough, an unjust judge, that is, one...
On October 4th, Pope Leo signed Dilexi Te, his first Apostolic Exhortation. The document, which was much anticipated as a window into the thoughts of our new Pontif, was released today, October 9th. As Pope Leo explains in his introduction...
This is the sixth and final article in our series “Man and Woman – Image of the Triune God”. The first was “What is the Real Thing For Women?” The second was “Image of One – Image of Three.” The...
Reverend Fr. Brian Harrison: I am writing to you after reading your recent open letter to the Roman Pontiff with much interest. While I recognize your concern for the life of the Church, I regret to say that I found...
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