My wife and I took a cooking class once. We made pasta with two unmarried couples we had never met. I decided not to ask the twenty-something couple if it was their first date. Why put them on the spot? …
The Church, The Crisis, and The Parable of the Bear
Everywhere we look, the signs are clear: the crisis in the Church is ubiquitous. If anything, things are continuing to escalate, and there’s no end in sight. I spend a good bit of time in the comment boxes here at …
The Fatima Message & Our Ongoing Battle for the Soul of the Church
Earlier this week, the 102nd anniversary of the first Fatima message came to pass. Many Catholics never expected to see the end of the centenary year without some great miracle transpiring — some heavenly signal to bring about the end of …
The Knights of Malta and the Death of Chivalry
On May 1, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which has just gone through one of its most tumultuous and troubling periods in its 900-plus-year history (see our coverage here), conducted its Chapter General. The purpose: to elect a new …
The Seven Sisters Apostolate: A Way for Women to Support Their Priests
Last summer brought to light how terribly wounded the Church, the Body of Christ, is. As St. Paul tells us, “if one member suffer any thing, all the members suffer with it” (1 Cor. 12:26). When the Body of Christ …
Why Liturgy Really is the Key to Everything
There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us. – Saint Jean-Marie Vianney The first time I walked through the doors of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, I was overcome. …
Beauty in the Ruins: Seeking Submissions About Catholic Life in a Time of Crisis
When I started 1P5, I encapsulated its mission statement within the tagline: “Rebuilding Catholic Culture, Restoring Catholic Tradition.” Before long, however, the need for an honest, unflinching look at the news coming out of Rome diverted much of our attention …
Remembering Fr. Kenneth Walker, ‘The Arrow,’ Struck Down Too Soon
May 19, 2012 was a historic day for staff and former students of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (located in Barry’s Bay, Ontario). On that day, the college rejoiced to see alumnus Kenneth Walker ordained to the priesthood as …
An NFL Kicker, A Faithful Priest, and the Traditional Latin Mass
“At first,” says Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker in an interview with EWTN, “it pushed me away. I was like…ah this is just, this is just not me. It doesn’t go with the world….it’s just like kind of old …
When Creeping Normalcy Bias Protects a Chaotic Pope
Reactions to the Open Letter accusing Pope Francis of holding seven heretical propositions — a letter that now bears the signatures of 81 clergy, religious, and scholars — have ranged from strong support (Zmirak, Coulombe, Verrecchio) to sympathetic critiques (Lawler, …