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Female Lectors and the Parable of the Sower
Dr. Peter Kwasniewski argued in a recently republished article at 1P5 that it is not appropriate for women to be lectors at Mass because putting them in that position disrupts and contradicts the symbolism of the liturgy. While I agree …
Families Seek a New Monasticism in the Latin Mass
It wasn’t long after I became a Catholic at the age of eighteen, during my freshman year of college, that I began to discern religious life. I figured that if I was going “in,” I was going all in, and …
What Children Learn from the Traditional Mass
Children will learn many things from the traditional Latin Mass that they are not likely ever to learn from the modern Mass of Paul VI. 1. The Mass is a mystery of faith, a holy sacrifice. The ancient rite enshrines …
Divine Dreams: St. Joseph’s Holy Communion
Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had him in his old age: and he made him a coat of divers colors. […] Now it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he …
Fight the Real Enemy This Lent
During Lent, it is easy to focus a great deal on fulfilling your resolutions, but what is the purpose of these resolutions? If we lose sight of their proper end, we risk wasting our time and effort in the spiritual …
How to Dismantle Scripture: ‘Did God Really Say…?’
The words of Satan, “Did God really say…?,” to Eve are perfectly tempting. They do not directly challenge the commands of God or appear to contain any malice. These innocent-sounding words, however, contain an obvious counter to the wisdom of …
Seek and You Shall Find What You’ve Been Missing
“The Luminous Mysteries are my favorite.” “I cannot hear the priest at the Latin Mass.” “I might attend the Latin Mass, but I do not want to go against Vatican II.” I was with a group of people recently who …
Pentin on Debate over Benedict XVI’s Resignation and Role as Pope Emeritus
It has become arguably the most contentious topic among orthodoxy-loving Catholics in the Church today – did Benedict XVI truly resign the papacy, and, consequently, was Pope Francis legitimately elected, and is he a true pope? There are quite a …
1P5 Podcast #60 – Deepening Faith & Discovering Tradition with Kenny Tamargo
On this episode of the 1P5 Podcast, Kenny Tamargo joins Steve to discuss the joys and challenges of conversion to a more authentic Catholic life in the 21st century, and about building real bridges – not the James Martin kind …
Prudence and Pandemic: Considerations on Coronavirus
This week, as I watch the issue of the COVID-19 coronavirus dominate the online conversation, sparking arguments left and right about what should be done, whether we should be concerned or totally unfazed, and so on, I find myself thinking …
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