“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside look beautiful, but inside they are full of the bones of the dead and of all kinds of filth.” (Mt 23:27-28). The word hypocrite is from the Greek word hypokrites: stage actor. A hypocrite is essentially...
This is the first episode of Season Two! And I’m excited to be talking with Sara Larson! I interviewed Sara about a year and a half ago for the Pope Francis Generation podcast to hear about the mission of Awake. A lot has happened since then! I wanted to interview her again to...
In the lives of the saints, we always discover luminous paths that can inspire Christians today, especially the young. Carlo Acutis, the Milanese teenager who died in 2006 at the age of fifteen, has already become a beacon for this generation. His brief, simple, and deeply God-centered life reminds us that the heart...
Vatican City — On September 7, Pope Leo XIV canonized two new saints: Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis. The canonization of both saints had been announced by Pope Francis in a General Audience in November 20, 2024. Carlo Acutis’ canonization had originally been scheduled for April 27, during the Jubilee of Teenagers, but was delayed...
After a long delay, St. Carlo Acutis was canonized today, September 7th. St. Carlo’s life and sainthood apply to this generation and hopefully many more to come. He is easier to connect to than some other saints because he is from our time. On May 3rd, 1991, the same year that the World...
Today, St. Pier Giorgio Frassati was canonized alongside St. Carlo Acutis. Though his time on earth was cut short by polio, St. Pier Giorgio lived a life of devotion and charity, making himself a servant of the poor. Because his life reflected the teachings of the Beatitudes, Pope St. John Paul II gave...
Castel Gandolfo—On September 5, Pope Leo XIV inaugurated the Borgo Laudato Si’, located near Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. The grounds date back to the pagan Roman Emperors and later became papal property. Once reserved exclusively for pontifical use, Pope Francis envisioned it as a space “inclusive and accessible to everyone, especially to vulnerable people.”...
Sometimes, unfortunately, where human self-reliance prevails, where material comfort and a certain complacency dull the conscience, this faith can grow old. Then death enters in the form of resignation and complaint, of nostalgia and fear. Instead of letting the old world pass away, one clings to it still, seeking the help of the...
In May, Pope Leo spoke about the importance of critical thinking in the present digital age: “we must rediscover, emphasize and cultivate our duty to train others in critical thinking, countering temptations to the contrary, which can also be found in ecclesial circles.” He emphasized that our present global situation makes such training...
The question of whether the pope possesses an “ordinary Magisterium” became a point of contention during Francis’s pontificate. Among those who have argued against the idea that the pope can is Dr. Edward Peters who, in an influential 2018 article for Catholic World Report (CWR), offered his opinion that the pope may not...
We’ve all heard the phrase “Judge not”—often used to shut down any conversation about sin. In response, many Catholics point to Jesus’ words, “Go and Sin No More.” But is that really the full answer? In this video, Pedro Gabriel takes a closer look at why focusing too much on “Go and Sin...
Writing a book is a lot of work. And I mean a lot of work. I’ve written two. The first one, The Goodness Within: Reaching Out to Troubled Teens with Love and Compassion, was published by Paulist Press in 2004, and I waited another 17 years to write my second one. There is...
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