We are now a month into Jubilee Year 2025. To mark this one-month milestone, Where Peter Is asked one of the Church’s youth to share her insights into Luce, the mascot for the celebrations. She wrote this thoughtful piece for us. Are you a youth who has something to say about current events...
[This article is the last in a four-part series on mental health. The previous articles in the series have addressed the science of psychology, the ways that faith can help those suffering from mental illness, and the role of evil in our approach to mental health.] In the Jewish communities where Christ dwelt,...
Sometimes the simplest ideas can have the biggest impact. That’s what Contemplatives For Life is all about — connecting contemplative prayer with real support for expectant mothers. It’s a way to let women facing tough decisions know they’re not alone and that someone is praying for them. The idea came from our contributor...
[This article is the third in a four-part series on mental health. The previous articles addressed the science of psychology and the unique role that the Church can play in the lives of those suffering from mental health issues. The final article will address the idea of shalom as the ideal for mental...
This week I had a wonderful conversation with Sr. Carino Hodder from the The Dominican Sisters of St. Joseph. I first met Sr. Carino when she participated in one of my online workshops about spiritual abuse in the Catholic Church. Since then we’ve had several conversations about safeguarding, abuse of conscience, and the...
The successors of Peter, mortal like all men, pass away more or less rapidly. But the primacy of Peter will always endure, with the special assistance that was promised to him when Jesus charged him to confirm his brothers in the faith. Whatever the name, the face, the human origins of each Pope,...
What is postliberalism? And why does it matter? The second question is easier to answer than the first. Up to the last couple of years, the distinctions and debates swirling among a handful of mostly Catholic or Catholic-influenced scholars and theorists could easily be ignored – and largely were, to the point where...
On an altar of sacrifice the Lamb of God was anointed by the Holy Spirit Understanding the statement of St. John the Baptist With his baptism in Jordan, Jesus Christ begins his public ministry. This episode is mentioned in the four Gospels: Mt 3:13-17, Mk 1:9-11, Lk 3:21-22, Jn 1:29-34. It is a...
(This article is the second in a four-part series on faith and mental health. The first installment addressed the scientific underpinnings of psychology as well as some of the challenges that have historically plagued the field. The next article will address the complex relationship that exists between evil and illness.) Most of us...
When I checked the news headlines on X Tuesday morning, I noticed several posts referring to Hope: The Autobiography, the book by Pope Francis that was announced to the world back in October — hyped up as an autobiography that was originally meant to be published after his death — but a decision...
(This article is the first in a four-part series on Mental Health written by Ariane Sroubek, PsyD. Ariane holds a doctorate in School and Child Clinical Psychology as well as a bachelor’s degree in biblical and theological studies. Her undergraduate work in psychology took place at a Christian college where the integration of...
One of the things we do here at Sacred Beauty, our small Association of the Faithful, is the composing of liturgical music, drawn largely from sacred texts of the saints, fathers, and doctors of the Church, in the hopes of contributing to more spiritually and theologically enriching contemporary worship. Today, in honor of...
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