My family is blessed to have a heroic priest living in our home. How this came to be I will get to later. But for now, I will describe what it is like. It is overwhelming. It is unsettling. It …
Anthem of Holy Defiance
A member of a traditionalist religious congregation that has enjoyed good canonical standing with Rome for a long time sent me an adaptation of the great hymn “Jerusalem” (words by William Blake, set to music by C. Hubert H. Parry), …
NYPD Cop Against American Marxism: No Justice, No Peace
One would be well within his rights to wonder why a cop would ever use in his title a phrase more commonly associated with the Marxist group of criminals known as “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) to make a point, so …
Hope for Priests in the Desert
It is astounding to realize the Coalition for Canceled Priests (CFCP) is about to celebrate our one-year anniversary. So much has been accomplished in such a short period of time. The outpouring of support shown by the laity for canceled …
We Are 89% Short of Our Fundraising Goal!
I couldn’t be more grateful for the 157 people who donated to OnePeterFive these past two weeks. I pray that Our Lord blesses you abundantly for your generosity. I’m also grateful to all those who were unable to donate, but …
Get to work.
Our context for the 4th Sunday after Easter is, in the liturgical year, our preparation for the Ascension of the Lord. Sometimes the Feast of the Ascension Thursday is given short shrift, which is unfortunate. One could argue that transferring …
The Devils and the Novus Ordo
Read the last chapter before this one Table of Contents Start reading from chapter 1 Chapter 19 Malthus my boy, I cannot blame you for this specific issue that we now face, although your periodic bungling up until this …
The Pious Mind of a Sacred Musician
450 years ago, on May 13, 1572, after a conclave lasted less than a day, a man, to whom we owe our calendar and the scrupulous implementation of the decrees of the Council of Trent (1545-1563), was unanimously elected to …
Fatima against Abortion: ACTION PLAN
Above: the Russian Greek Catholic icon of Our Lady of Fatima. The situation now strongly suggests that Marxists leaked the US Supreme Court decision in order to put mob pressure on the court and attempt to codify child murder before …
Obedience, Disobedience, and Rash Obedience: a Virtue in a time of Crisis
There has long been a strange asymmetry between conservatives and progressives in the Catholic Church. Theological conservatives—priests and bishops as well as lay people—have prided themselves on their obedience, and progressives have flaunted their disobedience. To give the most extreme …
The Abortion of the Catholic Tradition
The fallen angels have shown us what they fear most. A little over a week ago, the Supreme Court of the United States experienced an unprecedented leak. In a most sinister manner, a document drafted by Justice Samuel Alito …