As the US Catholic Bishops have repeatedly emphasized in response to questions concerning immigration, there are two relevant moral principles indicated in number 2241 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), both of which must be carried out, and neither of which can be ignored. Both of these are duties of good...
One of the world’s smallest national Catholic communities, Mongolia, is anticipating Pope Francis’s upcoming visit, demonstrating the Holy Father’s willingness to travel great distances and minister to even a handful of the faithful. Announced on July 15, the pope will travel to the country from August 31 through September 4. Shortly after the...
Coming up at 5:30 pm EDT! On this week’s episode of The Debrief, Dominic and I return for a look at three bishops from different parts of the world: one from Asia, one from Latin America, and one from Africa. Topics: 1) Pope Francis officially appoints a bishop for Shanghai 2) Nicaraguan Bishop...
It’s exhausting to remain in a Church whose sacraments and teachings I love, but whose leaders continue to display a preferential option for the institution over a preferential option for the vulnerable and those whom have been harmed by clerics.
Where Peter Is · Play.ht – Groans Of Anticipation And The Spiritual Life A reflection on the readings for Sunday, July 23, 2023 — The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time I had one of the most incredible meals of my life on a nondescript weekday afternoon while in graduate school in Rome....
With sincerity and urgency we recall that true charity, rooted in total fidelity to the one Lord Jesus Christ and in mutual respect for each one’s traditions, is an essential element of this search for perfect communion. In the name of this charity, we reject all forms of proselytism, in the sense of...
Texas bishops respond to “horrific tragedies occurring along the Rio Grande on the Texas/Mexico border.”
When a blind priest stands in front of a congregation and exhorts them to trust in Jesus, who could possibly ignore him?
Bishop Robert Barron’s essay on World Youth Day, which he published on the website for his Word on Fire ministry on Thursday, July 13, is an excellent example of a concerning trend in writing on serious religious and moral subjects. I don’t mean to say that it is concerning that Bishop Barron takes...
Dominic and I are back tonight at 8:30 pm EDT for a new episode of The Debrief to discuss a few controversies, some news, and to talk a little bit about taming the Twitter trolls. Topics: Did a recently-appointed Cardinal say that WYD isn’t about evangelization? What should we do with our...
A few weeks ago, Liz Hansen invited my family over to her family’s house for dinner. As all of our kids ran around, the adults were talking about some of the difficulties of being Catholic right now in the wake of the sexual and spiritual abuse and cover up in the Church...
A reflection on the readings for July 16, 2023, the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time While browsing the paper online this past week, I was introduced to the somewhat arresting term “hellstrip” in an article from gardener and writer Tovah Martin. In her telling, this term was coined for land next to the...
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