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Merry Christmas from OnePeterFive!
Today marks the last official business day of 2014 for 1P5. For the next two weeks, we’ll be spending time with family and friends, offering the final penances of advent and enjoying the graces and feasting of Christmas, catching up …
‘Vouchsafe, Oh My God’
I’ve quipped that I know I’m truly Catholic because I anticipate the St. Andrew prayer novena as part of our Advent season while still cleaning up Thanksgiving dishes. I have found rote recitation of prayers written by others to be …
Has Russia Been Consecrated to Mary?
Russia today is vengefully returning to international politics after temporarily receding after the collapse of the Soviet empire. Moscow is lashing out with tenacious diplomatic and military support for the brutal regime in Syria that has butchered more than one …
1916 Military Rosary Inspires New Combat Rosary
Men’s faith formation has been a pet project of mine for the last half of my 26 years as a priest. Among many things, I ‘ve wanted us men to rediscover the treasury of Catholic devotions. If men are going …
The Rorate Caeli Mass: An Advent Tradition Honoring Our Lady
The Rorate Mass takes its name from the opening words of the Introit, which comes to us from Isaiah 45:8: “Rorate, caeli, desuper, et nubes pluant justum, aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem.” “Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and …
A Theologian for Our Times – Rediscovering Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange
About three and half years ago, I was on my way to spend Easter break on the beach with some friends. I had with me three books: [easyazon_link asin=”1406788325″ locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”onep073-20″]Apologia Pro Vita Sua[/easyazon_link], by Bl. Cardinal Newman, …
Wednesday Within the Octave of Black Friday — Christmas in Harvard Square
Wednesday within the Octave of Black Friday is traditionally known as “Wachet Auf Wednesday,” a day to spend posting YouTube videos of Bach’s “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” to Catholic Music websites. Because I’ll be celebrating Wachet Auf Wednesday …
Eastern Catholicism and the Universal Church
I began life in the broad mainstream of American Evangelicalism, a tradition quite similar in many respects to the Baptists, the notable differences being the contemporary worship style of my denomination and the greater freedom of theological speculation enjoyed by …
Tuesday Within the Octave of Black Friday
According to the traditional reckoning, on years when Black Friday falls on a Friday, the Tuesday following is known as Giving Tuesday. Customary devotionals for Giving Tuesday include avoiding Turkey sandwiches, complaining about “all this Christmas stuff during Advent,” and …
In Pursuit of the Imago Dei: An Interview With Fr. Barron
Dr. Mark Nowakowski sat down with Fr. Robert Barron, Rector of Mundelein Seminary in Chicago and founder of Word on Fire Ministries, for this exclusive 1P5 interview. They discuss the image of Christ, masculine spirituality, true beauty, and the nascent artistic …