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Vatican Archbishop under fire for comments on assisted suicide? An Anglican liturgy in a Roman Cathedral? Does Synod Voting now includes the whole church? Will Pope Francis be visiting Argentina? Next week: Pope Francis is traveling to Hungary SHOW LINKS • Mike Lofton @ReasonandTheology • Vatican News article, “Archbishop Paglia clarifies stance on assisted suicide” https://www.vaticannews.va/en/v...

On this Episode of the Debrief, Mike Lewis and Dominic de Souza discuss: The conflict over Eucharistic Adoration in Chicago When should absolution be denied in Confession? Is Limbo dead? Next week: An Anglican Mass in a Catholic basilica in Rome? SHOW LINKS • "A eucharistic revival that renews the church" by Cardinal Cupich: https://www.chicagocatholic.com/cardinal-blase-j.-cupich/-/article/2022/1...

Does the German Synod threaten a break with Catholic teaching? 'Amen: Pope Francis Answers' from Disney The Global Synod enters a new phase SHOW LINKS Mike Lewis on the German Synodal Way: https://wherepeteris.com/the-german-s... Vatican News article on "The Pope: Answers": https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/ne... "Work on the Instrumentum Laboris for the Synodal Assembly of October 2023 underway"...

The latest on Pope Francis in Holy week after a hospital scare Is Pope Francis destroying contemplative life? Was the Church’s agreement with China a mistake? Will there be a new document to further restrict the old Latin Mass, as was rumored April 3? SHOW LINKS • Pope Francis & Holy Week: https://wherepeteris.com/the-suffering-of-jesus-were-many/ • Nuns Speak for Themselves: https://wherepeteris....

Welcome to a weekly show where we dive deep into the news, topics, questions, and controversies facing the Catholic Church today. Hosted by Dominic de Souza, founder of SmartCatholics, posing questions to Mike Lewis, editor and cofounder of Where Peter Is. We bring you commentary, analysis, and context on tough questions that the Church is facing. Whether you're a devout Catholic, a curious seeker...

A discussion between Pedro Gabriel and Eduardo J. Echeverria on the issues and controversies surrounding Pope Francis’s 2016 post-synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia. Panelists: Eduardo Echeverria, Professor of Theology of Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Pedro Gabriel, co-founder of the website Where Peter Is Moderator: James Keating, Professor of Theology at Providence College ************...

Theologian Adam Rasmussen delivers an audio presentation of the final entry of his series on salvation. In this installment, he takes a look at Universalism - the idea that all will be saved. Who have been its proponents, what forms has it taken, and how has the Church responded? https://wherepeteris.com/universalism-and-hell/

50% off! Use the discount code "AMORIS" when you order 'The Orthodoxy of Amoris Laetitia' by Pedro Gabriel at this link: https://wipfandstock.com/9781666733280/the-orthodoxy-of-amoris-laetitia/ Critics of Pope Francis have cast doubt over the doctrinal orthodoxy of his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia. A few prominent Catholics have gone as far as to condemn it as heretical, and have used it...

Jeannie Gaffigan and Mike Lewis are joined in the field hospital by David Lafferty to talk about how many Catholics, notably actor Jim Caviezel, have transformed into true believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory. Jim Caviezel's speech at the "For God & Country: Patriot Double Down" convention held in Las Vegas in October: https://youtu.be/_1CiCur4QVw Visit https://wherepeteris.com/ Support https:...

Part 2 of our conversation with Jeannie Gaffigan on how to live our faith in the world and how we can heal the divisions in the Church. Jeannie joins Rachel Amiri, Mike Lewis & Melinda Ribnek. Link lo order Jeannie's book, "When Life Gives You Pears" amzn.to/2TjXc6d Visit us: www.wherepeteris.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/where_peter_is Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wherepeter...

DW Lafferty and Mike Lewis conclude their discussion of the unexpected death of Pope John Paul I. They dig into the financial scandal that surrounded the Vatican at the time, as well as Propaganda Due (or P2), a secretive lodge in Italy with masonic origins. Visit us: www.wherepeteris.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/where_peter_is Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wherepeteris Follo...

This week on The Critical Catholic, DW Lafferty and Mike Lewis shift gears and discuss the questions and conspiracies surrounding the death of Pope John Paul I, who died unexpectedly in 1978 at the age of 65 after serving as pope for only 33 days. Visit us: www.wherepeteris.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/where_peter_is Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wherepeteris Follow us on Twi...

Part 1 of a conversation with writer, producer, comedian & Catholic mom Jeannie Gaffigan, who joins Rachel Amiri, Mike Lewis & Melinda Ribnek to talk about the challenges of parenting in the last year. Link lo order Jeannie's book, "When Life Gives You Pears" https://amzn.to/2TjXc6d Visit us: www.wherepeteris.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/where_peter_is Like us on Facebook: www.facebo...

D.W. Lafferty, Brett Salkeld, and Mike Lewis discuss what happens when the conspiracy theory gets something partially right. In light of the growing speculation that the pandemic began as a leak in a Wuhan laboratory, how do we discern where well-reasoned discussion ends, and where conspiracism begins? Visit us: www.wherepeteris.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/where_peter_is Like us on...

D.W. Lafferty and Mike Lewis discuss the continuing ignorance and denial of science by many Catholics. They discuss the Church's approach to science in contrast to that promoted by dissident public figures, including the recently suspended Father James Altman of the Diocese of La Crosse. Visit us: www.wherepeteris.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/where_peter_is Like us on Facebook: www.f...

Rachel Amiri, Mike Lewis, and Adam Rasmussen are joined by guest contributor Malcolm Schluenderfritz to discuss the alleged failure of Vatican II and the barriers to its reception and full implementation. Visit us: www.wherepeteris.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/where_peter_is Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wherepeteris Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/Where_Peter_is

Rachel Amiri is joined by David Lafferty and Daniel Amiri on this week’s episode to recap recent papal comments on peacemaking and discuss the appearance of a “virtual synod” of bishops in US Catholic media. Visit us: www.wherepeteris.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/where_peter_is Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wherepeteris Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/Where_Peter_is

D.W. Lafferty and theologian Brett Salkeld discuss the psychology behind conspiracy theories, and how conspiracy theories are designed to be "slippery." Brett also discusses how many Catholics approach creationism in the same way people approach conspiracy theories. References: Catholic Creationism as a Conspiracy Theory by Brett Salkeld (https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/catholic-creation...

D.W. Lafferty, Paul Fahey, and Mike Lewis discuss the desire of many to restore Christendom, the phenomenon of "highbrow" conspiracism, and other subjects entering Catholic discourse. Sources: The Church’s Mission and the Allure of Neo-Christendom by Paul Fahey https://wherepeteris.com/the-churchs-... How American Christendom Weakens American Christianity by David French https://frenchpress.thedis...

Where Peter Is - Live! Episode 13 Rachel Amiri and Melinda Ribnek are joined by Thabo Bailey Hall and Theresa Zoe Williams to talk about what it's like to come up against the idealization of motherhood in the culture and in our Church. What are some ways we have come to understand motherhood in terms of growth in limits and in suffering? Visit us: www.wherepeteris.com Support us on Patreon: www.pa...

In the second episode of The Critical Catholic, DW Lafferty and Mike Lewis look at the censorship of outlets like LifeSiteNews for disseminating conspiracy theories and misinformation by social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube, as well as the alternate platforms that have sprung up. We also discuss Patrick Coffin’s “Truth over Fear” summit this week. It had been postponed because they los...

Don Clemmer joins Rachel Amiri, Mike Lewis, and D.W. Lafferty to discuss the relationship between two key themes of Pope Francis’s papacy: mercy and synodality. We will discuss Don’s article, “Pope Francis and the Age of Mercy” and Cardinal Joseph Tobin’s recent Cardinal Bernardin Common Cause Lecture on Pope Francis’s vision of synodality. Don’s work has appeared in National Catholic Reporter, Ca...

David Lafferty and Mike Lewis discuss some of the dangerous trends and ideologies threatening Catholics today in the first episode of the critical Catholic. Topics include the latest Vigano letter, Jim Caviezel and QAnon-adjacent conspiracies, the cancelation of Patrick Coffin’s Covid-denier, anti-vax conference. Visit us: www.wherepeteris.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/where_peter_is...

Rachel Amiri, Melinda Ribnek, and Mike Lewis will be joined by political theorist Steven P. Millies, director of the Bernardin Center at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. What is the role of politics envisioned by the Church and articulated in Pope Francis’s encyclical Fratelli Tutti? This is a lively discussion of the effects of political polarization in the Church and in the world, and the...

Mike Lewis and Melinda Ribnek are joined by Sam Rocha and Thabo Hall to discuss race and racism through a Catholic lens and in light of Catholic social teaching. They discuss misconceptions about Black Lives Matter and Critical Race theory among Catholics and the struggles of people of color in a Church with a history of racism. Visit us: www.wherepeteris.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com...