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 on … No more platitudes. Time to call a spade a spade.” A third writes…
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 to market. There are also ethical concerns, however, based on methods used to develop the…
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 time for not knowing about it sooner; but with so many global conspiracies to worry about (you…
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 talked about Catholic identity and the effects the crisis in the Church have on that…
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, editorial director of the Dicastery for Communication, available via Ed Pentin here. It’s worth noting,…
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 that isn’t 1P5. Tomorrow will mark one week since election day, and is far from…
It’s time, if you’ll forgive me, for a little stream of consciousness. I’m in a weird place. Maybe you are too. I’m also a little frustrated with the fact that my thoughts are moving more and more to a larger arena than just what is transpiring in the Church, and because of that I’m not…
I have a tendency to watch presidential elections like it’s a professional, competitive sport. Last night was not only no exception, it was considerably more intense. There’s a LOT of very sketchy stuff going on. Vote counts being stopped in the middle of the night, then resuming when new ballots are miraculously found that can…
Hey everyone. I know it’s the weekend – and a weekend just before a big election at that. I just wanted to post a quick message to thank everyone who has donated in the month of October, and to remind those of you who haven’t that it’s not too late! Here’s the situation: We’re…
I will no doubt be heckled for this, but I’ve never had a problem with Halloween. Sure, after nearly four decades, trick-or-treating has gotten old, and the idea of dragging my kids around at night while they fill their bags with sugar I don’t even want them eating has lost its luster. But I remember…
Catholics have been brawling for about a week now over the pope’s comments, released in the new documentary Francesco, in support of homosexual civil unions. Some stragglers, apparently immune to reality and all its pomps, are still in denial over the unprecedented support shown by Francis for these “gravely immoral” (the Church’s words, not mine)…
