Alphonsus de’ Liguori, master and patron of confessors and moralists, offered constructive answers to the challenges of the society of his time, through popular evangelisation, indicating a style of moral theology capable of holding together the need for the Gospel and human fragility. I invite you to follow the example of the Holy...
On Wednesday, Pope Leo called on the faithful to devote today, August 22nd, the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary, to fasting and prayer for peace, through the intercession of Our Lady under her title of Queen of Peace. We at WPI are responding to the Holy Father’s call, and encourage all of...
Why are Catholics so divided today? Why do conversations about faith and politics so quickly become “us vs. them”? In this video, Pedro Gabriel explores how political polarization has entered the Catholic Church — and why it’s tearing us apart. From liberal vs. conservative Catholics to debates over Pope Francis, synodality, and...
Twenty years ago Brother Roger Schutz was murdered during evening prayer in the ecumenical community of Taizé which he founded in a small Burgundy village in 1940. The violent manner of his death shocked France and the Christian world. I did not hear the news because I was on my bicycle high up...
Reverend Fr. Brian Harrison: I am writing to you after reading your recent open letter to the Roman Pontiff with much interest. While I recognize your concern for the life of the Church, I regret to say that I found certain statements in your letter which appear ambiguous and may contribute further to...
There is a line in the 2nd reading from Hebrews that struck me, and it is the following: “Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely…” (Heb 12, 1-4). This notion that we are surrounded by...
It pretty much goes without saying that our world today is a decidedly unhappy and unsettled place. Conflicts and violence, disagreements and disrespect, partisanship and othering seem to dominate the public square. So it’s a good thing we can come to Mass to hear a word of comfort in our readings. Love your...
The Spirit opens our interior borders, so that our lives can become places of welcome and refreshment. The Spirit also opens borders in our relationship with others. Jesus tells us that this Gift is the love between him and the Father that comes to dwell within us. We then become capable of opening our hearts...
Orthodoxy isn’t about picking sides—it’s about holding them in tension. In this video, Pedro Gabriel looks at why critics of Pope Francis are wrong when they say the Church should “eliminate tensions” by choosing one side over the other. From the Council of Nicaea to today’s debates over Amoris Laetitia and Veritatis Splendor,...
What is particularly interesting about faith is that most of what we do every day is based on faith, not so much supernatural faith, which is a theological virtue, but natural faith in the sense of accepting as true something somebody tells you because you have evidence that the speaker is well informed...
Recently it emerged that in August 2014, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI wrote a personal reply to questions from Msgr. Nicola Bux about the legitimacy of his resignation from the papacy in February 2013. The late pope’s response leaves no ambiguity about the validity of his resignation. In it, Benedict flatly rejected the “Benevacantist”...
Neither individuals nor nations should regard the possession of more and more goods as the ultimate objective. Every kind of progress is a two-edged sword. It is necessary if man is to grow as a human being; yet it can also enslave him, if he comes to regard it as the supreme good...
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