Author: Steve Skojec

The Science of Evil Just Caught up to Thomas Aquinas
In the Summa Theologica, St. Thomas Aquinas argues with specificity the maxim that many Catholics have often repeated in the contemplation of evil as a choice: even in committing evil, man always seeks a perceived good. From the Summa: Now a certain …

Additional Clarifications on the Sheen Cause from Diocese of Peoria
In response to the statement from the Archdiocese of New York on the dispute over the transfer of Venerable Fulton Sheen’s remains to Peoria for the next stage of the canonization process, the Diocese of Peoria has issued their own …

The Friday Podcast is Available Now
No guest this week. Just me monologuing on Bishop Sheen’s interrupted cause for canonization, the disconcerting NY Archdiocese, Msgr. Pope’s disappearing (and excellent) blog post, and the prophetic vision of the present Church written by St. Luke in the Acts of …

1P5 Podcast – Episode 3: Bishop Sheen’s Cause
Today I talk fidelity to vocation and God, Bishop Sheen’s cause for canonization, the disappearing blog post of Msgr. Charles Pope, and the wolves of the Acts of the Apostles. Steve SkojecSteve Skojec is the Founding Publisher of OnePeterFive.com. He …

Crowdfunding Late-Term Abortions
It was bound to happen sooner or later. A 20-year-old woman in Arizona — who is, and I’m not making this up, dating a guy named “Lücifer” — has gone to a crowd-funding website to raise money for her abortion. She is …

Stalling Sainthood: The Inexplicable Interruption of the Cause of Bishop Sheen
You no doubt have already heard the news. If you are like most of us, you may be feeling shock and dismay. The cause for the canonization of Bishop Fulton Sheen has been derailed by the Archdiocese of New York …

Will Cardinal Müller Meet With the SSPX?
In a report that seems not 100% verifiable is now confirmed, the National Catholic Register has picked up a story that there is a September 21 meeting date between Cardinal Müller, head of the CDF, and Bishop Fellay, superior general of the Society of …

We’re Taking the Day Off. Sort of.
For those of our readers outside the United States, you may not know that today is Labor Day – a national holiday. It just so happens that it comes at the end of our very first month online. It’s been a good month. …

Breaking: Imminent Terror Attack Threat on Southern US Border
As the publisher of OnePeterFive, I make the editorial decisions on which topics to cover to further our vision of Catholic restoration. When we launched on August 1st, I intended to run a brief series educational pieces on Islam after some initial collaboration …

Episode 2 of the Podcast is Now Available
Although it shows up on the homepage and to subscribers through iTunes, etc., the 1P5 Podcast is conspicuously absent from our site’s RSS feed. I’ll be working to find a solution to that for next week. Until then, here’s a …