Today has brought two developments in the polarizing case of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Keep Hope Alive award. First, Pope Leo personally weighed in on the matter. The Holy Father delivered a brief lecture to an American reporter in which he laid out the “seamless garment” teaching...
Christ enters into all these dark realities to bear witness to the love of the Father. Not to judge, but to set free. Not to blame, but to save. He does so quietly, on tiptoe, like one who enters a hospital room to offer comfort and help. (…) And if Christ was able...
When Cardinal Joseph Bernardin first articulated the “consistent ethic of life” nearly forty years ago, he was trying to help Catholics see the interconnectedness of the Church’s defense of the human dignity of all persons. Whether confronting abortion, euthanasia, unjust war, or mistreatment of immigrants and refugees, the consistent ethic of life (also...
In today’s digital world, a single photo, a short clip, or even one word can go viral, suddenly reducing the whole story to a meme or a soundbite. This video explores how Catholic controversies often get stripped of their context and weaponized in online culture wars. From Saturno hats to “Pachamama” statues to...
The Sisters of the Little Way have been working on a project that I’m really excited about: “Descent Into Light.” This an audio documentary about the reality of adult abuse—both sexual and spiritual abuse—in the Catholic Church. “Adult abuse in spiritual settings has remained largely in the shadows,” says Sr. Danielle Victoria Lussier....
My paternal grandparents owned a home in Rosedale, Queens. Although I was there only a handful of times, I remember their Tudor house in striking detail. I can still feel the fibers of the large, oval braided rug set beneath the wooden dining table against my tender skin as I recall being finally...
In this episode, I talked with Colleen Dulle about her new book, “Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter.” The book is part journalism and part spiritual memoir. Colleen’s personal stories were deeply genuine in a way that invited me to reflect on my own experiences. In this conversation...
At its heart, “synergy” means working together – both with one another and with the Divine. Every authentic religious impulse fosters dialogue and cooperation, grounded in our innate awareness of the interdependence that binds individuals and nations. From this perspective, working together in harmony is not merely a pragmatic choice, but a reflection...
In general, popes are rarely eager to set forth an agenda before the white smoke above the Sistine Chapel clears, as it were – the first six months or so of a papacy tend to be fairly quiet. The impatience to impose some sort of template on this current pope has more to...
[Editor’s note: This article originally included a comparison between the “liturgy war” in the Syro-Malabar Church in India and the implementation of Traditionis Custodes in the Archdiocese of Chicago. After speaking with several well-informed members of the Syro-Malabar Church, it became clear to me that my speculation about Pope Leo’s role in the resolution...
In recent days, the polarization and hostility that is dividing even the Body of Christ has been stunning. We at Where Peter Is have witnessed it on our personal social media accounts and on the threads of Smart Catholics, where vitriol* has pushed some participants out of the conversation. At the same time,...
At the ecumenical Commemoration of the Martyrs and Witnesses of the Faith of the 21st century held at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on September 14, 2025, Pope Leo XIV began the ceremony quoting Oscar Romero: Let us also give account of the hope that has been poured into our...
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