This is an article that I’m nervous to publish, especially in light of the recent backlash against Pope Francis. This week, the pope has received a great deal of criticism, including criticism from many who typically view him favorably, following his recent “white flag” comment to a Swiss outlet regarding the Russian war...
Eleven years. We are just beginning to realize the great mercy that God has showed us by giving us a Universal Shepherd who invites us daily to personal conversion, to social fraternity, and towards the necessary reform of the Church. Barely do we realize that he truly believes wholeheartedly that the Holy Spirit...
On March 4, Pedro Gabriel was interviewed by James Hanink (New Oxford Review) and Christopher Zehnder (Catholic Textbook Project) for the WCAT TV podcast “The Open Door”. Here are some of the topics covered during the interview: What counts as “tradition”? Does a simple appeal to the social sciences answer this question? What...
The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every creature. St. Hildegard of Bingen I’d like to begin this reflection on the royal priesthood of the faithful with Paul’s letter to the Colossians: He [Christ] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of...
I first met Dr. Joseph Stuart over a decade ago now. He was an adjunct professor with a newly minted Phd when Kristina and I were sophomores at Aquinas College. We took a course he taught called Catholic Political Thought. I remember we talked a lot about the French Revolution and took a...
A reflection on the readings for March 10, 2024 — The Fourth Sunday of Lent. Today we are celebrating the fourth Sunday of Lent, also known as “Laetare Sunday,” which means “rejoice.” However, here’s a fun fact: even though the colors of Lent look a lot like the colors of Advent, its message...
Recently what is called “lay theology” has sprung up and spread to various places, and a new class of “lay theologian” has emerged, which claims to be sui juris; there are professors of this theology occupying established chairs, courses are given, notes published, seminars held. These professors distinguish their teaching authority from, and in...
Late Wednesday night, I saw a post on X (formerly Twitter) that had me scratching my head. I happened to see a tweet from the account of the infamous media outlet Church Militant, which announced it would be ending its operations in April after losing a defamation lawsuit to a New Hampshire priest...
A Catholic outlet based in Italy called The Daily Compass published an open letter written by someone claiming to be a cardinal of the Church in collaboration with other cardinals and bishops. The article, titled “A Profile of the Next Pope,” criticizes the pontificate of Pope Francis as a “catastrophe.” The authors accuse...
In a recent interview with the Italian newspaper La Stampa, Pope Francis powerfully stated: “I will never tire of reiterating my call, addressed in particular to those who have political responsibility: ‘stop the bombs and missiles now, end hostile stances [everywhere].’” The pope’s call for a global cease-fire is urgent: either we do...
As an addendum to my earlier reflections on the pope’s wish that priests of the traditionalist Fraternal Society of St. Peter (FSSP) concelebrate (or at least participate in) the annual Chrism Mass with their local bishops and brother priests during Holy Week, I want to emphasize the central problems that this request is...
In recent years, members of the traditionalist movement have begun to turn the annual diocesan Chrism Mass into a sort of battleground. During Holy Week, in dioceses around the world, bishops gather with their priests to celebrate Mass and to bless the Holy Oils to be used throughout the diocese in the year...
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