I’m excited to share a conversation I had with Amy Grey over on her Youtube channel, Into the Grey, where she interviewed me about the Church’s understanding of conscience. We discuss abuse of conscience as well as the interplay between personal...
What ever happened to the term “Cafeteria Catholic”? If you spent any time in Catholic spaces during the late 2000s or early 2010s, you probably heard it everywhere, to describe Catholics who “pick and choose” which teachings to follow. But...
St. John Henry Newman has been declared a Doctor of the Church. Some say that his doctrinal development theology can be used to criticize the modern Church, especially under Pope Francis. Is this the case? In this video, Pedro Gabriel...
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...
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...
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...
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...
On October 4th, Pope Leo signed Dilexi Te, his first Apostolic Exhortation. The document, which was much anticipated as a window into the thoughts of our new Pontif, was released today, October 9th. As Pope Leo explains in his introduction...
What does it really mean to be pro-life? Is it only about opposing abortion, or does it also include opposing the death penalty and defending the dignity of immigrants? When Pope Leo XIV recently spoke about what it truly means...
Today, I’m sharing a conversation I had a few weeks ago with Ann Yeong, for her podcast, Becoming Me, about spiritual abuse within the context of evangelization. We talk about how a distorted image of God can lead to a...
Many Catholic influencers who spent years attacking Pope Francis are suddenly changing their tone under Leo XIV. The same voices that once fueled constant resistance are now telling their followers to “zip it.” But why? What changed? And what does...
In today’s digital world, a single photo, a short clip, or even one word can go viral, suddenly reducing the whole story to a meme or a soundbite. This video explores how Catholic controversies often get stripped of their context...
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