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Month: March 2017

Anonymity, Disinformation, and Trust: The Fra Cristoforo Effect

Editor’s note: please see the bottom of this post for an update. I have a growing sense that we’ve entered a new phase in the war for the soul of Catholicism. I have the distinct impression that the enemies of truth and goodness within the Church have been displeased with the effectiveness of a handful of feisty … Read more

The Loneliness of Christ at the Cross

Editor’s Note: This article written by Maike Hickson has been originally published in Lent of 2015 by Professor Roberto de Mattei on the Italian website Corrispondenza Romana. Subsequently, it was republished in German on Giuseppe Nardi’s website Katholisches.info and in English on a smaller website in the U.S – by the now-deceased Father Peter Carota, may he … Read more

Support 1P5 Through Amazon Smile Today for 10x The Benefit!

These days, most of us are doing a lot more shopping online. Because of this, we’ve partnered with the Amazon Smile program, which means that whenever you shop at Amazon with 1P5 selected as your supported charity, a portion of the proceeds of every eligible purchase goes to support our work. Usually, that number is pretty small. … Read more

“Blasphemous,” “Disgusting,” & “Demonic”: Archbishop Paglia’s Homoerotic Mural

Image: The mural, commissioned by Archbishop Paglia for his cathedral Church in Terni-Narni-Amelia, depicts homoerotic themes, trangender persons, prostitutes, drug dealers and other material highly inappropriate for a church setting. Last week on the 1P5 podcast, I talked to Joseph Sciambra about the revelation that Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, Pope Francis’ newly-appointed head of the Pontifical Academy for Life … Read more

Sacred Music as Occasion of Grace for Modern Man

Some months ago, Maestro Aurelio Porfiri approached me with the idea of authoring a statement in support of genuine sacred music, for the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Musicam Sacram. The statement would express in a clear and simple way our conviction of the continuing relevance of the great musical tradition of the Catholic … Read more

What Pope Francis Can Learn from Pope Benedict about Humility

Which pope, long before being raised to the papal office, criticized “the all-too-predetermined dogmatic reading” [1] of the Bible, and later, having exercised that office, continued promoting this belief “that theology obviously has its own freedom and task, that it cannot be completely servile to the Magisterium” [2]? Many people today would be surprised to learn that … Read more

St. Cyprian and the Twin Sins: Presumption and Despair

As the Catholic Church celebrates the season of Lent, it is good for the faithful to understand what the true meaning of this liturgical season is. Many Catholics may rightfully associate the season of Lent with repentance and doing penance for our sins. This is all too appropriate for the season leading up to Easter, … Read more

Things Are Speeding Up. We Need Your Help.

It’s my least favorite time of the month again. The time where I have to take a break from our regularly-scheduled content to ask you to help us keep the momentum going. The fact is, we need you. This work is more important than ever, and we need to know that we have the operating … Read more

Update on John Vennari

Some of you have asked about the condition of John Vennari, the publisher of Catholic Family News, who is gravely ill with cancer and was originally not expected to live beyond his birthday on February 24th. On Saturday, Michael Matt, editor of The Remnant, posted an update on Vennari: Dear Friends of John Vennari: John is still with … Read more

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