Daniel Mitsui is a Catholic artist who has been producing excellent and unique religious artwork for many years. He has also written several pieces on this topic for 1P5 in the past. He reached out to me today to notify me of a new initiative he has undertaken for those stuck worshiping at home during…
This week began with lots of new announcements on government restrictions and diocesan shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic. In this special report, we take a look at what’s happening, and why, and try to get some perspective on what we’re facing with the Coronavirus pandemic. This one is particularly for the skeptics and those…
This week, as I watch the issue of the COVID-19 coronavirus dominate the online conversation, sparking arguments left and right about what should be done, whether we should be concerned or totally unfazed, and so on, I find myself thinking about an anecdote from popular author and speaker Simon Sinek (whom I’ve referenced here before):…
It has become arguably the most contentious topic among orthodoxy-loving Catholics in the Church today – did Benedict XVI truly resign the papacy, and, consequently, was Pope Francis legitimately elected, and is he a true pope? There are quite a number of theories surrounding this interlinked pair of questions. Theories drawn from canon law, from…
On this episode of the 1P5 Podcast, Kenny Tamargo joins Steve to discuss the joys and challenges of conversion to a more authentic Catholic life in the 21st century, and about building real bridges – not the James Martin kind – between traditionalists and people in the mainstream Catholic parishes. It’s a story of growing…
In a new story today from Maike Hickson at LifeSiteNews, we learn that the head of the German bishops relief agency, Msgr. Pirmin Spiegel, has announced at a press conference that Latin American bishops will be making requests soon to Pope Francis to ordain married priests on a case by case basis: During today’s press conference,…
Pope Francis has been sick for the past week, missing public appearances and skipping his own Lenten retreat. As rumors mounted that he may have been exposed to novel coronavirus, the Vatican comes out and says, “Nope.” Kind of. But not exactly. AND: The Legionaries of Christ are promising more reform after their general chapter.…
The Italian Daily Il Messagero reported today that Pope Francis had tested negative for novel coronoavirus – a report that the Vatican did not explicitly confirm. Holy See Press Office director Matteo Bruni instead issued a statement saying that the pope had a cold that was “running its course” and that he had no “symptoms…
This morning I had to make a long round trip drive out of town, and I wanted to listen to something edifying to pass the time. What I ultimately decided on was the audio-only podcast edition of Episode 38 of Rules for Retrogrades: “Divorce – the Ultimate Attack on the Family with Leila Miller.” For those…
Some years back, my mother gave me an unusual Christmas present: a book entitled The Greek Fathers: Their Lives and Writings by the late Fr. Adrian Fortescue. I say unusual, because I don’t think she had ever given me a book as a gift before, nor did I have any idea why she gave me this…
In all the fundraising books and guidance you read, they always tell you that “statistics show” that long fundraising asks that go on and on net the greatest results. I’ve never been quite sure what to believe about that, because it sounds crazy to me, but I’m a writer, not a fundraising guru, so who…
