Steve Skojec is the Founding Publisher of OnePeterFive.com. He received his BA in Communications and Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2001. His commentary has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, Crisis Magazine, EWTN, Huffington Post Live, The Fox News Channel, Foreign Policy, and the BBC. Steve and his wife Jamie have eight children. You can find more of his writing at his Substack, The Skojec File.
Author: Steve Skojec
Beauty in the Ruins: Seeking Submissions About Catholic Life in a Time of Crisis
Every now and then, I re-issue the call for submissions. As both COVID and Francis fatigue have worn on, we’ve had had fewer submissions coming in. People are sick and tired of being sick and tired – of everything. And …
Star Wars: Catholic Ethos, Universal Appeal
Author’s note: I originally published this essay on Dec 17, 2015, the day before the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It was a time of anticipation and excitement for Star Wars fans, but although The Force Awakens recaptured much …
Wokeness and The Current Religious Revolution
A priest friend on social media sent me a fascinating article at a new Substack called The Upheaval. What is “The Upheaval,” you ask? Well, it’s something you see happening all around you, and it’s unnerving to say the least: …
A Podcast on Anger
Earlier this week, my friend Joseph Sciambra asked me to be on his podcast. The topic was anger – something I know way too much about. I think it was an interesting and necessary conversation. In the event that it …
Did These Two Events Change the Course of Recent History in the Church?
I recently sent an email to our mailing list, and in it, I asked for some feedback from our readers on the current state, direction, and value of 1P5. There were many responses, a lot of them helpful. But one …
Pressure Mounts For the Church to Change Her Teaching on Homosexuality As Open Schism Looms
Earlier this week, Edward Pentin of the National Catholic Register reported that the Church is facing pressure on multiple fronts to change her teaching that homosexuality is “intrinsically disordered”: Pressure continues to be exerted on Church leaders to remove the …
Amidst Conflicting Fatima “Secrets,” a Clear Message Shines
Author’s note: In a video released on April 20, 2021, Dr. Taylor Marshall referenced the below article, one which I wrote back in 2017. Its genesis was based in my research on various documents claiming to be authentic messages related …
Maintenance Note – Website Work in Progress
Just a quick note: we’re doing some work on the back end of the site, and for the moment commenting is going to be a bit wonky. It’s very likely you won’t be able to post a comment at all …
In a Church Full of Wolves, Abuse Victims Struggle to Stay
My friend Joseph Sciambra is a survivor of clerical sexual abuse. By God’s grace, he escaped an incredibly destructive gay lifestyle and has been a champion of sane, orthodox teaching for those with same sex attraction for decades. He has …
Despite Planned Parenthood’s Recent PR, Eugenics Remain a Big Factor in the Abortion Industry
Last month, Alexis McGill Johnson, the current president of Planned Parenthood, penned a New York Times Op-Ed in which she claimed, “We’re done making excuses for our founder.” That founder, of course, is the early 20th century racist eugenicist Margaret …
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