Among the many beautiful churches in St. Louis, the Oratory of St. Francis de Sales must be listed near the top. In fact, the Oratory earned the title of the most beautiful church in the county in 2017 by the …
Rules for Catholic Radicals
Early Monday morning in Rome, an anonymous group of men entered the Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina, removed the wooden “Pachamama” idols, and ceremoniously threw them into the Tiber river. Catholics the world over rejoiced, much to the chagrin …
1P5 Minute Ep. 13 – Amazonian Idols Thrown in the Tiber!
Early this morning, some Catholic men entered St. Maria in Traspontina, near the Vatican, grabbed several of the ugly wooden fertility statues folks have identified as the Andean fertility goddess and pan-amazonian Mother Earth icon Pachamama, and tossed them into …
Florence Archdiocese in Talks to Sell Land to Muslims to Build Mosque
The facts are these: the Archdiocese of Florence is currently in talks to sell 8,000 square meters of its property in the municipality of Sesto Fiorentino to the local Islamic community so that it can build a mosque and an …
Pope’s Scalfari Message Is for Italians (Not for You)
People on various internet platforms are still expressing their dismay and confusion over the pope’s alleged denial of the divinity of Christ, as conveyed by the Italian journalist and former politician, Eugenio Scalfari. We are certainly at a disadvantage when …
1P5 Podcast Ep. 52 – Amazon Synod Update
Description: Steve looks at a number of developments concerning the Amazon Synod as the meeting of bishops on the Pan-Amazon region reaches the halfway point. NOTE: If you’d like to see a video of this podcast, it is now available on our YouTube …
“If I Am One Day a Saint, I Know that My Journey Out of Indifference Began with You.”
I recently received an email from a reader, and it was one of the most inspiring, hopeful things I’ve seen in a long time. “My name is Cameron,” the reader writes. “I’m a recent college graduate and a rural grade …
Scripture & Tradition: Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Epistle: Ephesians 4:23–28 Gospel: Matthew 22:1–14 Almighty and merciful God, in Thy goodness keep us, we beseech Thee, from all things hurtful; that we, being ready both in body and soul, may accomplish those things which belong to Thy service. …
Against Distributism: Who Does the Distributing?
This article comes to 1P5 from an anonymous Catholic. Distributism is an economic theory, articulated by G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc, that has garnered interest in Catholic circles. While this economic system hasn’t developed in America as a political movement, …
1P5’s Stefanie Nicholas Shares Her Conversion Story at the 2019 Fatima Youth Conference
You may have already seen the podcast interview I did with my friend and 1P5 contributor Stefanie Nicholas earlier this year, during which we discussed her conversion story, in which I am humbled to have been given the grace to …
The Conversion and Death of Chopin, Master Composer
One hundred seventy years ago, on October 17, 1849, the Polish French composer and pianist who renewed the sound of the Romantic piano died: Frederic Chopin (1810–1849). His superhuman, sad, and passionate art is well summarized in the following words, …