Wisdom Wednesdays

Catholic Perspectives on Faith, Culture, and Politics


Resplendent and unfading is Wisdom, and she is readily perceived by those who love her, and found by those who seek her,” Book of Wisdom, 6:12

We pray, as Saint Paul prayed for the Ephesians, that you may receive “a spirit of wisdom and revelation.”  Visit with us each Wednesday as we seek the wisdom of many witnesses to the whirl of faith, culture and politics. May God be with us!

AUSCP Wisdom Wednesday Resource Collection – Updated Weekly


Wisdom Wednesday | July 23rd

Pope Leo XIV refers to actions in Gaza as “barbarity.”There’s barbarity too at the ICE confinement centers, according to observers. Quotation of the week from Bishop Daniel Flores, regarding migrants and refugees: “We don’t ask, ‘Are you Catholic?’” Flores said. “We ask, ‘Are you hungry?’”

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Highlighted Articles This Week

Past weekly roundups of news in faith, politics, and culture


Wisdom Wednesday | July 16th

Welcome to Wisdom Wednesday, July 16, with a chilling question about our nation’s intentions: Is cruelty the point? We begin with facts and opinions intertwined over current immigration policies and…
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Wisdom Wednesday | July 9th

Here’s a start for your Wisdom Wednesday: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” That’s from Vladimir Ilyich Lenin but it could apply to…
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Wisdom Wednesday | July 2nd

The One Big Betrayal Bill, as some called it, is back in the house after Senate passage Tuesday, July 1. On Thursday, July 3, the Vatican will release a new…
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Wisdom Wednesday | June 11th

Welcome to Wisdom Wednesday, June 11, just a week and a-half until the start of the 2025 AUSCP Assembly in San Antonio. ICE arrests and use of the National Guard…
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Wisdom Wednesday | June 4th

Welcome to Wisdom Wednesday as we enter the month of June. Articles this week – no surprise – examine the challenges facing Pope Leo XIV. We have reports of tensions…
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Wisdom Wednesday | May 21st

A prayer for the unity of “A single melody” leads Wisdom Wednesday today, from Pope Leo XIV. “Accompanied by your prayers, we could feel the working of the Holy Spirit,…
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