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Latin Mass Societies at Large Universities? If We Did it at Penn State, You Can Too.
by Victor Fuentes “And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15, DRV For any student, the college years are a time of growth. For most, this is the …

The Immaculate Conception: Mother of God, Mother of Men
Image: The Immaculate Conception, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo by Marianna Bartold “I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.” …

Young People Crave Truth That Only Traditional Catholicism Can Deliver
By Ben Hachten As I was reading the comments (I know, never do that) of my recent article in The American Conservative, It’s Not Your Father’s GOP, several commenters opined that a socially conservative political movement will never play with …

Terminally-Ill Priest Warns: COVID Is Being Used by the Enemy to Drag Souls to Hell; We Must Fight!
By Fr. Dana Christensen About a year ago, I was diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. It has already taken much from me, like the ability to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, feed myself, or …

A Catholic Dad’s Cri de Coeur
By A Catholic Dad Christe qui lux est et dies, noctis tenebras detegis, lucisque lumen crederis, lumen beatum predicans. I used to be obsessed with reading Church news. Every time I would get on my computer, I would open my …

1P5 Podcast Ep. #71 – 1st Presidential Debate, Cardinal Zen Ignored, & Idolizing the Church
On this episode of the podcast, Steve monologues again, this time diving into the first American Presidential debate, then pivoting to Pope Francis snubbing Cardinal Zen of Hong Kong as the Vatican’s INSANE Ostpolitik with Beijing continues, and finally looking …

A Convert’s Perspective on “Easy” Annulments
By an Anonymous Protestant Convert Struggling to hang in there… At one point in my youth, I gave up on Christianity altogether. It happened after I walked away from a Protestant Church that had become cult-like in its adherence to …

Mass, For All The Wrong Reasons
By a Homeschooling Catholic Mom It is a dreadful feeling when the world shifts and what you thought you knew is thrown into doubt. Such an event can make one question all the other things that seemed so certain. A …
Italian Art Critic on Vatican Nativity Figures: “Don’t Look At Them…The Religious World Has Been Betrayed”
Editor’s Note: by way of a colleague and friend in Italy, we received the following translation for publication. It is a commentary on the much-discussed 2020 Vatican Nativity Scene. Translator’s Note: Vittorio Sgarbi is a very well-known figure in Italian …
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