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 | January 22

Among the scores of commentaries this week, many justifiably fearful, we found “a glimmer of hope” and the assertion that Catholics “must be a beacon of justice.” Writer Tulio Huggins examines the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, and notes that two events were in some ways overshadowed on that day: Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the feast of St. Sebastian.

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Highlighted Articles This Week

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


Wisdom Wednesday | January 15

We hold our breath five days ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration – on the same day we remember Martin Luther King. Cardinal Timothy Dolan (“Trump’s altar boy,” said Bob Mickens…
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Wisdom Wednesday | January 8

We begin our new year with a look back and a look ahead. Trump’s election was peacefully certified Jan. 6. A national Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter, Jan. 9.…
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Wisdom Wednesday | December 18

In our last WW before Christmas Day, there’s the disappeared keffiyeh at the Vatican, how Coca Cola was involved with Santa Claus in 1930 and Charlie Brown in the 1960s,…
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Wisdom Wednesday | December 11

We look ahead to Gaudete Sunday while we are seeing Christ-in-the-rubble creches with baby Jesus wearing a pro-Palestinian keffiyeh. For Syrians, Assad is gone and hope is present. Francis turns…
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Wisdom Wednesday | November 27

Welcome to Wisdom Wednesday and a survey of prayers and thoughts for Thanksgiving. We have 30 prayers compiled, a Thanksgiving message from Reform Judaism, an American Muslim perspective, greetings and…
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