Out I stepped into the glorious sunshine one Sunday morning after Mass, the church steps a bustling ground of laughter and pleasantries. However, looking around, I noticed a group of mothers gathered together. There were many tears and hugs being …
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Napoleon, Europe, and Haydn’s “Mass in Time of Affliction”
Two hundred years ago, “by the tidings, in amaze / the earth is held, and with her gaze / the parting hour doth mutely scan / of this great spirit,” as we read in Alessandro Manzoni’s The Fifth of May. …
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: …
The Vatican’s Transparency Provisions: Yet Another Façade Operation
Vatican executives, including Cardinals who are heads of dicasteries and administrators, will be required to sign a declaration stating that they have no convictions or investigations against them for terrorism, money laundering, or tax evasion. Furthermore, they may not hold …
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 …
Moral Chaos and the Crisis of Faith
Venerable Fulton J. Sheen spoke prophetically in a 1947 radio address of a coming era when religious principles would cease to inspire social, political and economic life. He predicted a future when man would forget his obligations to God imposed …
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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