Fr. James Smith

06/05/2026

Did Pope Leo XIV really reject Just War teaching?

Magnifica Humanitas upholds the right to strict self-defense while calling the traditional framework “outdated.” Excellent clarification from Joe Heschmeyer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlFOilluttU

Joe reviews the backlash against the Just War portion of Pope Leo's...

06/02/2026

Boredom: the hidden gateway to greatness? 🔥
Fr. Ephrem Reese O.P. shows how boredom isn’t just modern malaise — it’s the threshold of wonder, virtue, and great deeds.

Listen here:
Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thomistic-institute/id820373598?i=1000770757469
Podfollow → https://podfollow.com/the-thomistic-institute/episode/f45a2937183dd2d966d75b57ff1252666e3253ac/view

Fr. Ephrem Reese argues that boredom can be read both as a modern opening onto time and wonder and, more importantly, as a spiritual problem that must be disciplined by the virtues.This lecture was...

06/01/2026

Sunday homily — The Trinity

For the Most Holy Trinity, Year A

05/31/2026

“[O]ver the years I have seen the claims made by these exorcists get increasingly outlandish to the point where credibility is strained—not just of the particular exorcist, but of Catholic exorcisms in general.“

Word.

05/27/2026

Super helpful and illuminating episode of Jesuitical. They sit down with theologian and legal scholar Cathleen Kaveny to explore how Catholics became so focused on s*xual morality and rules, digging into history, Scripture, natural law, and Pope Leo’s recent comments. Thoughtful, nuanced conversation that brings a lot of clarity to a charged topic.

→ https://www.americamagazine.org/podcasts/2026/05/21/pope-leo-s*xual-morality-jesuitical/

This week on the “Jesuitical” podcast, Ashley and Zac speak with theologian and legal scholar Cathleen Kaveny about why Catholics seem to be obsessed with questions of s*xual morality.

05/25/2026

Proud of my sister - a parish music director - in Nashville. Her voice is featured in this beautiful Sequence with Schola 🔥✨

https://youtube.com/shorts/Rt7PzmRPvWU

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05/24/2026

😂 The Babylon Bee nailed it again! ////

AI might take our jobs… but silver linings!

"Everything has its pros and cons." https://buff.ly/yoPfdAV