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...
This is the sixth and final article in our series “Man and Woman – Image of the Triune God”. The first was “What is the Real Thing For Women?” The second was “Image of One – Image of Three.” The third was “Gift and Response,” the fourth was “The Oeconomic Kingdom,” and the...
Yesterday, after the Sunday Angelus, our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV offered this prayer intention: Our prayers for the victims of the tragic shooting during a school Mass in the American State of Minnesota include the countless children killed and injured every day around the world. Let us plead God to stop...
The mystery of the choice [of Judas] remains, all the more since Jesus pronounces a very severe judgement on him: “Woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed!” (Mt 26: 24). What is more, it darkens the mystery around his eternal fate, knowing that Judas “repented and brought back...
Leo XIV is a pope of several notable firsts. He is the first pope born in the United States, the first from North America, and the first to have Peruvian citizenship. Following his predecessor, Pope Francis, he is the second pope in over a century to hail from a religious order, and the...
Debates over the post–Vatican II liturgical reforms often hinge less on what the Council actually mandated than on myths, misattributions, and misunderstandings. From rumors that Archbishop Annibale Bugnini was a Freemason to claims that Protestants secretly shaped the new Missal, critics have advanced narratives that obscure the reality: the reform was the fruit...
Early yesterday morning, a note came into my Substack home page expressing utter scandal that Pope Leo said that before we are believers, we are human. I let it pass. It’s not mine to put out every fire — and what do you do with people who are looking to be offended? (Never...
[Editor’s note: Continuing our effort to introduce Catholics to the teachings of Pope St. Paul VI, we are pleased to share the English translation of his October 1, 1966, address to an International Congress on the Theology of Vatican II. This speech has been cited before on Where Peter Is — most notably...
Many Catholics know the classic pillars of Catholic Social Teaching—solidarity, subsidiarity, the common good. But what about the lesser-known principles that quietly shape papal teaching? In this video, Pedro Gabriel explores four hidden gems of Catholic Social Doctrine introduced by recent popes: – Integral Human Development (Paul VI) – Structures of Sin (John...
Credo in unum Deum! I remember, when I was 10 years old, looking forward to high Mass at 10:00 am on Sunday at Old St. Mary’s Church in San Francisco, when I could sing the Credo along with the choir. I belted it out from the balcony on the side of the nave,...
My Spiritual Abuse Workshop begins next week! There’s just a few spots left. Click here to sign up, (and I’ll share more information at the end of this post): Why is addressing spiritual abuse essential for the work of evangelization? Integrity and credibility. Pope Leo recently said in a tweet, “Together, we will rebuild...
[Editor’s note: The following is a response from Fr. Brian Harrison to Pedro Gabriel’s August 18 “Open Letter to Fr. Harrison on Amoris Laetitia.” Pedro’s open letter was a response to Fr. Harrison’s “Open Letter to Leo XIV on Amoris Laetitia,” published on August 12 (dated 22 July 2025) on the One Peter...
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