Religion and Relationship
A Reflection for the 3rd Sunday of Lent In the Gospel reading this week, the fact that Jesus is speaking to a Samaritan woman is quite radical, for Jews had no dealings with Samaritans. Pious Jews were known to take...
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Perfectionism vs Perfection
A Homily for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time It is too small a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel; I will give you as...
WPI Perspectives: Dr. Phyllis Zagano
Here’s the audio version. We had a glitch with the video, which will hopefully be fixed shortly: Where Peter Is · WPI Perspectives With Phyllis Zagano In the latest episode of WPI Perspectives, I enjoyed having the chance to...
Francis’s Curia Reforms: Recommended Reading
On the Solemnity of St. Joseph, March 19, 2022, Pope Francis unveiled his highly anticipated reform of the Roman Curia in a new apostolic constitution for the Roman Curia, entitled Praedicate Evangelium, or Preach the Gospel: on the Roman Curia...
Ask Your Husband: A How-To Guide for Catholic Patriarchy (Part 1)
As you will see, everything I have learned about being a submissive wife first came from answered prayers to God and then from asking my husband. It turns out that much of what he taught me (and in some cases,...
Are women deacons in the Church’s future?
“I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church at Cenchreae, so that you may welcome her in the Lord as is fitting for the saints, and help her in whatever she may require from you, for...
Are Christians beholden to ancient writers’ cultural assumptions?
Unpacking Vatican II Dei Verbum chapter 3, part 7 In my previous post, I explained why Dei Verbum says the Bible must be interpreted in its historical context. I focused on scientific issues, but the implications are much broader. Christians...
A Flower Without Roots
The most immediate image that comes to mind reading John Cornwell’s new book, Church, Interrupted, is a flower in bloom. At Where Peter Is we have struggled to keep pace with the controversies and misinformation spread about Pope Francis, and...
Catholic women: witnesses of peace
“Even in the face of serious social discrimination, holy women have acted ‘freely,’ strengthened by their union with Christ. …In every age and in every country we find many ‘perfect’ women (cf. Prov. 31:10) who, despite persecution, difficulties and discrimination,...
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