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    Humanae Vitae and the Law of Gradualism

    Three years ago Kristina and I were really struggling with NFP. At the time we were married for six years and dealing with a surprise pregnancy, anxiety/depression, and the real life struggles of having four kids under five years old.…

    By Paul January 5, 2021
  • Amoris Laetitia,  Catechism,  Gaudete et Exsultate,  Pope Francis,  Theosis

    Theosis, Pastoral Accompaniment, and the Law of Gradualism

    Back in January the Lord put on my mind and heart an idea for a theological essay that he wanted me to write. I don’t say that lightly here. Never before has something burned within me until I wrote it…

    By Paul July 3, 2020
  • Amoris Laetitia,  Pope Francis

    “I’m still teaching the same things I always taught…”

    In my spiritual formation as a young adult, the idea of a future schism–refusing to submit to the teaching of the pope–was presented as a “liberal” concept. The idea was that in the name of progress, some Catholics rejected papal…

    By Paul November 13, 2019
  • Amoris Laetitia,  Pope Francis,  Where Peter Is

    We do not Possess the Truth: How the Church Changes Her Teachings

    “We must move toward an idea of truth that is evermore inclusive, less restrictive; at least, if we are thinking of the truth of God and not some human truth, however solid it may appear to us. The truth of…

    By Paul December 6, 2018
  • Amoris Laetitia,  Gaudete et Exsultate,  Pope Francis

    “My power is made perfect in weakness”

    When the Church takes up someone’s cause for sainthood, one of the things they look for is heroic virtue. Drawing from Pope Benedict XIV and St. Thomas Aquinas, the Catholic Encyclopedia defines “heroic virtue” as “…a habit of good conduct that has…

    By Paul November 19, 2018
  • Amoris Laetitia,  Pope Francis,  Where Peter Is

    The Virtue of Not Being Weird

    The Christian ideal will always be a summons to overcome suspicion, habitual mistrust, fear of losing our privacy, all the defensive attitudes which today’s world imposes on us. Many try to escape from others and take refuge in the comfort…

    By Paul November 8, 2018
  • Amoris Laetitia,  Gaudete et Exsultate,  Pope Francis,  Pope John Paul II,  Where Peter Is

    Bishop Barron’s podcast about Amoris Laetitia

    I love Bishop Robert Barron. I just listened to his talk from the World Meeting of Families last month in Ireland where he spoke on chapters seven, eight, and nine of Amoris Laetitia and I noticed two things. First of all, in an…

    By Paul September 25, 2018
  • Amoris Laetitia,  Pope Francis,  Where Peter Is

    Mortal Sin: the Consequences of Confusion

    A common confusion I see among Catholics is a misunderstanding of mortal sin that conflates mortal sin and grave matter. This misunderstanding has serious consequences for that distort the very heart of our faith.  Concerning mortal sin, the Catechism says:…

    By Paul September 13, 2018
  • Amoris Laetitia,  Pope Francis,  Where Peter Is

    Modern Pharisees and the Abuse of Freedom

    There’s an image that I would like to use as a framework for this article. Imagine the moral life as a garden, an oasis surrounded by a wasteland. We, the persons in that garden, have everything that will make us…

    By Paul September 5, 2018
  • Amoris Laetitia,  Gaudete et Exsultate,  Humanae Vitae,  NFP,  Pope Francis,  Where Peter Is

    Humanae Vitae: truth, accompaniment, and culpability

    Therefore, it must be emphasized once more that the pastoral intervention of the Church in support of the family is a matter of urgency. Every effort should be made to strengthen and develop pastoral care for the family, which should…

    By Paul May 30, 2018
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