Steve Skojec is the Founding Publisher and Executive Director 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 seven children.
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An Intention the Devil Doesn’t Want You to Pray For
Yesterday, I received a text message from a priest friend, stating his intention to observe what some researchers believe is the actual day and time of Our Lord’s death on the cross: Today, at 3pm, is the day and time …
After Recent Comments on Hell, Report Emerges of Curial Backlash Against the Pope
Italian Journalist and author Antonio Socci has made waves this week with a piece of commentary, posted on his website on Easter Sunday, alleging that Pope Francis’s most recent conversation with La Repubblica publisher Eugenio Scalfari on the supposed non-existence of Hell …
Good Friday Catholicism
Want to listen to this post instead? Check out our audio recording of this essay. Musical accompaniment by Frank LaRocca, “Miserere”, taken from the album “In This Place“: The sky was overcast, steel-gray clouds admitting only a few rays of …
Holy Thursday Through the Eyes of a Catholic Visionary
Today is Holy Thursday, also known colloquially as “Maundy Thursday,” which begins the Easter Triduum. What does “Maundy” mean? It’s a derivative of the language used in the “new commandment” given by Christ as he washed the feet of the …
Did Francis Deny Hell Exists? Vatican Plays Another Shell Game With the Truth
“An error which is not resisted is approved; a truth which is not defended is suppressed…. He who does not oppose an evident crime is open to the suspicion of secret complicity.” – Pope Felix III “The Vatican is filled …
Providence College President Finally Shamed Into Addressing Anti-Catholic Incidents
It appears that Providence College President Fr. Brian Shanley does know what’s going on at the school he is responsible for after all. He just needed to be shamed into issuing a statement. Here’s the backstory, in case you missed it: Providence …
Controversy Over Pre-Synod Document Highlights Appeal of Tradition for Young Catholics
Isaac Withers is a 21-year-old communications intern for the Bishops Conference of England and Wales. He recently graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in English and Creative Writing. Withers, who grew up Catholic, spent his teen years participating …
Another Catholic Conference Coming Up in the Midwest
‘Tis the season for Catholic conferences as spring shrugs off the last vestiges of winter — still a lot of snow out my window at the moment, but we’re getting there — and we move toward warmer days. One conference …
Ep. 46 – Student Harassed At Catholic Providence College For Pro-Marriage Bulletin Board
Guests: Michael Smalanskas, senior Theology & Philosophy student and Resident Advisor at Providence College; Dr. James Keating, Associate Professor of Theology and Faculty Adviser at Providence College. Description: Michael Smalanskas, a senior at the Dominican-run Providence College in Rhode Island, was required …
Argentinian Nun Says Pope Advocates Contraception. Again.
A famous Argentinian nun has said that Pope Francis told her that several forms of contraception could be permissible to stop those women who want to avoid pregnancy from choosing abortion. It wasn’t long ago that the idea of a pope promoting …
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