The Testament of Pope Francis
The preaching of St. Peter Julian Eymard on the Institution of the Eucharist has deeply left its mark on me. I have returned to one particular homily many, many times through the years, even copying it out in my own...
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Reflection on the death of Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais
On October 8, 2024, Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais died, at the age of 79. He was one of the four bishops consecrated illicitly and against the express will of Pope St. John Paul II by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and...
Advent Reflection: O Happy Fault!
We sat down as a family and reflected on Advent Stations found in the current copy of Magnificat Advent Companion. I’d love to paint a picture of a scene out of a Hallmark movie, but that’s not how things go...
Forgetting God and the Consequences
Friends, I don’t know if you noticed, but we all walked into a bare Church. Silence greeted us. The altar is stripped of all its decorations. It is a skeletal altar that confronts us with the reality of death. God...
Mike Lewis on his near death experience and opposition to Pope Francis
Podcast: Season 3, Episode 5 It took three seasons, but we finally had Mike Lewis on the podcast! Mike reminded me that the very first podcast I was a part of the very first Where Peter Is podcast episode, recorded...
Still here
I am posting this from my trusty desk in my home office. I’m still feeling a bit groggy after the past few days, but I am here, and I’m feeling better, and that’s the most important part. If you’ve followed...
Good and Faithful Servant
The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI this morning is very sad for all of us who admired him and the tremendous impact he has had upon the Church for the past 60 years. His legacy will continue to influence...
The Insanity of Unbelief
It is when we are most beset that God makes Himself closest to us for the simple reason that we are then most like Him. The Cross shows Him at His most beset, and also yet at His most triumphing....
All Souls’ Day: The Faithful Departed and Us
Death is inevitable. For the bulk of human history, this has been a universally acknowledged and widely emphasized truism. Victorious Roman generals, as they paraded through the city in triumph, would be accompanied by someone whose job it was to...
Love, even when it’s difficult
On the day he found out he had an aggressive form of leukemia, my father received the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time in 53 years. Many faith traditions place an emphasis on atoning for wrong done. In the...
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