Pope Leo Lent Study Group
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor” (Luke 4:18). With these words Jesus inaugurated his mission. The “good news,” the kerygma, was first for the poor and...
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Charity for Today, Not Tech for Tomorrow
If you are fighting poverty by supporting charities, you are doing it wrong. The real solution? Buy Elon Musk’s robots! Really? Well, that is what Musk promised about Tesla’s Optimus robots when tweeting on X, his social media platform: “Optimus...
Integral Human Development: Catholic Social Teaching’s Vision of Human Flourishing
While reading Pope Leo’s recent apostolic exhortation, Dilexi te, I was struck by an oblique reference he makes in the first chapter. Quoting Pope Francis, Leo observes that “some economic rules have proved effective for growth, but not for integral...
How do I bear witness to my faith?
Pope Leo’s new Apostolic Letter for the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, In Unitate Fidei, presents a compelling vision of evangelization. Pope Leo poses the question: “What does God mean to me and how do I bear witness...
Third Space Podcast: Sarah Carter – Dilexi Te, Live!
Sarah Carter and I hosted a livestream conversation on Substack last week about Pope Leo’s Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te. This was a pretty freewheeling conversation that ranged from giving an overview of the document, sharing our personal reactions to it,...
Third Space Podcast: Sisters of the Little Way – Descent Into Light
This week I spoke with Sr. Danielle Victoria Lussier and Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble from the Sisters of the Little Way of Beauty, Truth, and Goodness. We discussed their new audio documentary, Descent Into Light, about adult abuse in the Church....
Divine Poverty and a New Musical Setting of the Mass, Part II
For Part I of this article, click here. “In this call to recognize him in the poor and the suffering, we see revealed the very heart of Christ, his deepest feelings and choices, which every saint seeks to imitate.” This...
“But That’s Not Intrinsically Evil!” And Other Misconceptions
Many Catholics use the phrase “not intrinsically evil” as if, in practice, it automatically means something is good or morally acceptable. But that’s not what the Church actually teaches. In this video, Pedro Gabriel unpacks one of the most misunderstood...
Divine Poverty and a New Musical Setting of the Mass, Part I
Triduum 2025 was – as always! – a whirlwind, a glorious and sleep-deprived delirium of music and liturgies and long drives everywhere. On the morning of Holy Thursday, I was able to arrive mid-Gospel at the Chrism Mass in Bridgeport....
God and Mammon: Dilexi te vs. Napa Institute Catholicism
Earlier this week, just a few days before the release of Dilexi te, I read a talk delivered by financier and major Catholic donor Frank Hanna III, given at the Napa Institute summer conference this past July. Nothing could possibly...
The Ecclesial Vision of Dilexi Te
I’ve heard a lot of commentary in the past week about Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te. This isn’t surprising, Dilexi Te is Pope Leo’s first major teaching document, and there are many people, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, who are anxious to...
Dilexi Te: First Impressions
Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te, places the poor at the very heart of the Church’s mission, continuing and deepening the vision of Pope Francis. In this video, I share my first impressions of the document, unpacking its...
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