“Charity needs the light of the truth that we constantly seek. “That light is both the light of reason and the light of faith”, and does not admit any form of relativism. (…) The solution is not relativism. Under the guise of tolerance, relativism ultimately leaves the interpretation of moral values to those...
The contributors to Where Peter Is are happy to see that the magazine Vanity Fair has published an article called “Deep State, Deep Church: How QAnon and Trumpism have Infected the Catholic Church” by journalist Kathryn Joyce that describes for its readers the ideological and spiritual struggle going on within the Catholic Church—the...
Where Peter Is · Austen Ivereigh Part 1 NEW PODCAST! David Lafferty and I had the privilege of interviewing papal biographer Austen Ivereigh yesterday. The first part of our conversation focused on Fratelli Tutti and Pope Francis’s recent comments about same-sex civil unions. This is our second podcast with Austen, who is...
There are two persistent criticisms used against Francis and his teachings by many of his detractors. The first is that the Holy Father is not concerned with squaring his (allegedly) new teachings with tradition and prior magisterium. The second claim is that he prefers to dwell on political issues rather than to teach...
Catholic Americans seem to revel in polarization. Our country’s two-party political system, which siphons the electorate into severely limited options, certainly doesn’t help. But there’s an accompanying divisive insistence, particularly among Catholics, that one secular party or the other holds exclusive claim to virtue and love for our homeland. What we overlook in...
Today marks one week since the premiere of the documentary Francesco in Rome and since the statements made by Pope Francis on civil unions set off a media firestorm. This post is, by my count, the seventh piece we’ve published at WPI on the subject. If you would like to get caught up,...
God’s continuous act of separation occurs in the so-called first creation account of Genesis (Gen 1:1–2:3): light from darkness, water from water, water from land. This act of separation provides form to the formless, and as creation proceeds so too does the act of separation gain in momentum. Separation and stability are understood...
We have come to know and expect that whenever the pope writes or says anything of significance, he will earn the ire of professional provocateurs. Now, in the eighth year of Francis’s papacy, there’s a certain comforting predictability about the to-and-fro between his expression of Church teaching and the ensuing outrage. We saw...
This morning, my local ordinary, Washington’s Archbishop Wilton Gregory, was named by Pope Francis as one of 13 new cardinals who will be elevated during a November 28 consistory in Rome. Archbishop Gregory has served the Church for many years as a priest, bishop, and archbishop. He came to Washington last year to...
A reflection on the Sunday readings for October 25, 2020 When couples approach me for marriage preparation, they must complete a pre-nuptial inventory form. One part of the inventory concerns the couple’s “spiritual assessment.” Among the questions in this segment is the question, “How do your religious beliefs influence the way you live your...
UPDATE 11/1/2020 Although the window for viewing Francesco through the Savannah film festival has passed, we are still receiving messages from people who want to see the film. We’re not entirely certain about the details of other streaming opportunities, and I don’t plan to do an in-depth investigation, but on the official website for...
I wish to make some updates to my previous piece on the subject, in light of recent controversies and findings. 1) It seems like the tweet I used containing the snippet from the documentary has been removed. A new one can be seen here: Here is Pope Francis endorsing homosexual civil unions, in...
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