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  • Pope Francis,  Where Peter Is

    What did Pope Francis say about rigid priests?

    In an address to bishops in Madagascar, Pope Francis warns his audience not to let the fear of not enough priests justify them being undiscerning in priestly formation and accept men into the priesthood who aren?t striving for holiness. He says,…

    By Paul September 12, 2019
  • Christus Vivit,  Diocesan,  Pope Francis

    Our Father

    For the past week, and up until just a couple days before Pentecost, the Gospel readings for daily Mass are from John?s recounting of the Last Supper. Here Jesus repeatedly speaks about, and prays to, ?the Father.? I want to…

    By Paul May 21, 2019
  • Pope Francis,  Where Peter Is

    When I know better than the pope

    During the papacy of Saint Paul VI, both traditionalists and progressives made the same mistake: they thought they understood things better than the Church. The former said that Pope Paul VI shouldn?t have changed the liturgy because they couldn?t square…

    By Paul May 14, 2019
  • Pope Francis,  The Name of God is Mercy,  Where Peter Is

    The Stupid Shepherd

    What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? And if he finds it, amen, I…

    By Paul December 11, 2018
  • 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
  • Abuse Crisis,  Diocesan,  Pope Francis

    The Harlot and the Bride

    In the?first reading today, John describes the apocalyptic fall of the great city of Babylon. While there?s debate among Scripture scholars over whether John?s vision of Babylon represents Rome or Jerusalem, for my purposes here I want to focus on…

    By Paul November 29, 2018
  • Abuse Crisis,  Pope Francis,  Where Peter Is

    Yet another reason to mistrust the pope

    Over the weekend I saw many people speaking out in frustration over?Pope Francis putting Cardinal Cupich of Chicago on the planning committee?for the February meeting in Rome addressing the abuse crisis. Those critical of this appointment are, unsurprisingly, conservative American…

    By Paul November 26, 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,  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
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