Alex was about 20, a strong young man from a troubled family. His mother, who tried to drown him shortly after he was born, died in a mental asylum. His older brother had been committed to an asylum, where he,...
Happy Feast of Pentecost! The feast, which marks the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and is often called the birthday of the Church, was a busy one in the Vatican. During his homily at the Holy Mass...
Some time between the years 2014 and 2016, I endeavored to read the full texts of Pope St. John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility (he was still Karol Wojtyla at the time of writing) and The Theology of the Body....
The following article was first published on March 24, 2026 by Radio Veritas Asia. In 2017, I took my octogenarian father to the Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Kraków, Poland. He had long been devoted to the Divine Mercy devotion, and...
In recent days, the polarization and hostility that is dividing even the Body of Christ has been stunning. We at Where Peter Is have witnessed it on our personal social media accounts and on the threads of Smart Catholics, where...
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,...
[Editor’s note: This article by Mark Joseph Williams and Fr. Hans Zollner, SJ, speaks with clarity and honesty about one of the most painful and urgent issues facing the Church: how it listens to, responds to, and accompanies survivors of...
Let me paint a picture. One day, Jesus was praying. Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Lk 11:1). What place did he...
I try to limit the amount of autobiographical material I post. For one thing, I have no way of keeping up with the universal and enduring truths which need to be explored. At any given time, there are anywhere from...
The Holy Father’s recent series of General Audience addresses has covered virtues and vices, during which he has spoken about many topics, including the importance of forgiveness, guarding against nurturing anger, and resolving conflict in families. The Church has given...
We spend most of our lives hiding behind our true selves. It’s pitiful, honestly. I’m nearly 50 years old and I still spend much of my time worried about what others will think. Does it really matter? A few years...
A reflection on the readings of September 17, 2023 — the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time. In a reflection I recently read on today’s Gospel, the author did some math to try to put the two debts we just heard...
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