From one pope to another
Before diving into my thoughts on Pope Leo XIV and the transition from Francis’s papacy, I think I owe readers a brief explanation — and maybe a small mea culpa. I’ve spent most of the past week working on a...
Category: Reflection
What to the Migrant is the Fourth of July?
In 2025, 173 years after Frederick Douglass gave his 1852 Independence Day speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July,” we can update his famous question and ask another question: What to the Migrant is the Fourth of...
And deliver us from evil
Jean de Florette is my favorite film of all time. Two films really, with its powerful sequel Manon des Sources where Jean’s daughter seeks revenge on the villagers who drove the ‘outsider’ to his early death by depriving his farm...
Is Synodality Really Necessary for Unity?
Unity is the central focus of Pope Leo XIV’s vision. That was made obvious in his homily at his inauguration, but it goes back long before that, for he chose as his episcopal motto, In Illo uno unum, which means “In...
Pope Leo XIV: Reconciling Opposition and Proclaiming the Risen Christ
In the speeches and homilies delivered thus far by Pope Leo XIV, certain key words have begun to emerge—words that offer a glimpse into the heart of his pontificate. Chief among them is Resurrection. In his homily on the steps...
Francis Remembered: Tony Magliano, Fr. Tim Kelly, and Mary Kay Bungert
Editor’s note: Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, the editors of Where Peter Is received many tributes to his life and reflections on his influence from past and current contributors, as well as podcast guests and...
Francis Remembered: Julian Waldner
Editor’s note: Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, the editors of Where Peter Is received many tributes to his life and reflections on his influence from past and current contributors, as well as podcast guests and...
Seeing Pope Francis Through the Eyes of Faith
I can say without hesitation that Pope Francis has been the most challenging pontiff of my lifetime. Perhaps that is not saying much as someone who has only been Catholic for the last 22 years. Pope St. John Paul II,...
Tell us, Pope Leo: What is our mission?
Habemus papam. In these first few days of a new papacy many thoughts go through our minds, some guided by what we read in the press or see on television news commentary. But there are other thoughts, purely internal reflections....
Francis Remembered: Steven Millies and Angela Rasmussen
Editor’s note: Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, the editors of Where Peter Is received many tributes to his life and reflections on his influence from past and current contributors, as well as podcast guests and...
Francis Remembered: Anthony Steinhauser and Mark Wilson
Editor’s note: Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, the editors of Where Peter Is received many tributes to his life and reflections on his influence from past and current contributors, as well as podcast guests and...
Francis Remembered: Paul Fahey
Editor’s note: Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, the editors of Where Peter Is received many tributes to his life and reflections on his influence from past and current contributors, as well as podcast guests and...
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