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    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
  • Reflection,  Where Peter Is

    Be Perfect

    The gospel reading today ends with Jesus summing up his great Sermon on the Mount by saying, ?So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.? We can easily misunderstand what this passage means and leave feeling like Jesus is placing…

    By Paul February 23, 2020
  • Gaudete et Exsultate,  Pope Francis,  Where Peter Is

    Holiness isn?t about trying harder

    I?ve noticed that ?growing in holiness? is usually presented by popular Catholic media as something like ?We just gotta pray more and try harder, then the Lord will make us holier.? As if becoming holy will take a lot of…

    By Paul April 1, 2019
  • 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,  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
  • Gaudete et Exsultate,  Pope Francis,  Where Peter Is

    Judging the Insignificant, Domesticating the Mystery

    One of the advantages of working at a parish is that I rarely have a good excuse for not making it to Mass once or twice during the week. This morning the visiting priest reflected on the?first reading?during his homily…

    By Paul June 12, 2018
  • Gaudete et Exsultate,  Pope Francis,  Where Peter Is

    Everyone?s a Little Bit Gnostic

    Have you ever thought that you could convince someone to become Christian or Catholic? Have you ever thought that if you could articulate the best argument for something that people would just have to believe you? Have you ever thought…

    By Paul June 7, 2018
  • Diocesan,  Gaudete et Exsultate,  Pope Francis,  Where Peter Is

    St Paul?s Letter Against Pelagianism

    Pope Francis appears to to be pretty concerned with something called ?Pelagianism.? He has made multiple references to it throughout his pontificate, including his new Apostolic Exhortation?Gaudete et Exsultate, and recently the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith?released a…

    By Paul June 6, 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
  • Catholic Social Teaching,  Gaudete et Exsultate,  Pope Francis,  Where Peter Is

    Pro-Lifers vs Pope Francis

    Kristina Hawkins, the president of Students for Life of America, recently wrote an article titled ?Where Pope Francis Misses the Mark? where she expresses her concerns for something the Holy Father taught in his Apostolic Exhortation,?Gaudete et Exsultate. Hawkins expresses…

    By Paul April 18, 2018
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