Author: Steve Skojec

Allegations Against Fr. Rutler Weigh Heavily on Beleaguered Catholics
I’m heartbroken. I’m demoralized. I don’t know how else to describe it. Allegations of misconduct have been made against the inimitable American Catholic priest, author, and speaker, Fr. George Rutler. He has denied the accusations. An investigation is ongoing. But …

Happy Thanksgiving!
Every best gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor shadow of alteration. – James 1:17 What a year. What a bizarre, impossible, difficult, amazing, crazy year. …

Fighting the Waves: Finding Gratitude Amidst a Relentless Year
The other night, I had a weird dream. Now, I don’t put a lot of stock in dreams, because in general, I think that’s a bad idea. But I think this one was probably my brain trying to figure out …

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In a recent letter, a reader writes in reference to our feature, No More Platitudes: It’s Time to Take a Hard Look at the Crisis of Catholicism — “You actually talk about the issues with honesty and candor.” Another says, “Right …

SSPX Statement on the Morality of Proposed COVID Vaccines
Much of the 1P5 audience, I suspect is quite wary of taking any of the proposed COVID vaccines. There are any number of pragmatic concerns, not least of which are the potential side effects of any vaccine that is rushed …

“Building Back Better” – The Buzzword Code Phrase Great Reset Proponents Use to Signal They’re On the Team
A couple weeks ago, I did a podcast on the so-called “Great Reset,” which I admitted to having learned about from Archbishop Vigano in his October 30 letter to President Trump. As I predicted, some folks gave me a hard …

Gen X-Catholic and the McCarrick Report – Steve Skojec on Joseph Sciambra’s Show
Yesterday, I had the chance to go on Joseph Sciambra’s show to talk about the thinking behind my article from a little while back, “No More Platitudes: It’s Time to Take a Hard Look at the Crisis of Catholicism.” We …

McCarrick Report Released: Preliminary Notes
Well, after much delaying, the McCarrick report has finally been released — you can grab it from the Vatican website as a PDF — and it weighs in at a whopping 461 pages. (UPDATE: There’s an executive summary from Andrea Tornielli, …

More Election Stuff, The Latest From Vigano, & Forthcoming McCarrick Report
Election Update I apologize for things being quiet here at 1P5 today. I spent most of the morning writing up additional thoughts on the US election at my Substack, since I want to keep most of my political commentary somewhere …
Pope Francis Shows His Hand, Adopts “Great Reset” Slogan
Last month, I wrote a piece highlighting the linguistic signaling going on surrounding the Great Reset. I focused specifically on the emergence of the phrase, “Build(ing) back better” among those who want to let you know that they’re part of …
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