Orthodoxy isn’t about picking sides—it’s about holding them in tension. In this video, Pedro Gabriel looks at why critics of Pope Francis are wrong when they say the Church should “eliminate tensions” by choosing one side over the other. From...
During an interview with Australian Jesuit Father David Holdcroft, the Economic Inclusion Specialist for the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Rome, he remarked how, “Pope Francis seems to not be popular in America.” This statement came as both a surprise...
What does it really mean to be a “faithful Catholic”? And can that term be misused—sometimes dangerously? In this video, Pedro Gabriel explores a growing and worrying trend: Catholics who proudly wear the title “faithful” while openly rejecting the authority...
Catholic social media has been abuzz in recent days over the news that three professors at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit were dismissed from the faculty by Archbishop Edward Weisenburger. Eduardo Echeverria, Ralph Martin, and Ed Peters — each of...
Ten years ago, Pope Francis wrote the first environmental encyclical letter in the history of the Catholic Church. As he was writing it, so many of us who were, and still are, concerned about the sickening state of our wonderful...
Before diving into my thoughts on Pope Leo XIV and the transition from Francis’s papacy, I think I owe readers a brief explanation — and maybe a small mea culpa. I’ve spent most of the past week working on a...
Is “Moderate” Catholic Criticism Undermining the Papacy? What if the biggest threat to the Church today isn’t coming from Pope Francis’s loudest critics—but from those calling themselves “moderates”? In this video, Pedro Gabriel dives deep into the recent controversy surrounding...
On July 1, on her Substack, Vatican journalist Diane Montagna released a leaked report from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF)[1] in response to the 2020 global consultation with bishops on the implementation of Pope Benedict’s 2007...
A learned (and acerbic) Dominican professor under whom I studied told this story: An eminent Dominican scholar, easily identifiable by his fiery red hair, was in the habit of taking his daily walk past the Jesuit house. One day, one...
Can a Small Phrase Shape the Future of the Church? In this video, Pedro Gabriel explores how seemingly minor expressions—like “active participation” from Pope St. Pius X—have gone on to transform Catholic doctrine and practice over decades. Now, another phrase...
Is Social Justice un-Catholic? Are we better off focusing on personal charity alone? In this video, Pedro Gabriel unpacks a recent controversial article from Word on Fire that claims the Church’s social encyclicals have caused confusion by overstepping into political...
What does synodality actually mean? Is it just vague Church-speak? A liberal agenda? Or is it a deeply rooted and clearly defined aspect of Catholic teaching? In this video, Pedro Gabriel breaks down four of the most persistent myths surrounding...
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