Image: screengrab of SanctaMissa.org My name is Steve, and I go to the Latin Mass – but I don’t know Latin. It’s been this way for years. At first, when I started out attending an indult Mass in the days before Summorum …
Our Battle Against Seemingly Insurmountable Odds
Last night, I laid awake in my bed as the clock ticked through the wee hours. 2AM turned to 3AM, and I found myself dozing, only to wake again. “I hate what I’m doing,” I thought. “I just talk about …
Suggestions for Those New to the Latin Mass
The following guest post was written by Father Eric Andersen, pastor of St. Stephen Catholic Church in Portland, Oregon. St. Stephen’s is a parish which offers both forms of the Roman Rite. Many Catholics do not know their liturgical heritage. Experiencing a …
Pope Dissolves Order Bringing Needed Vocations to the Belgian Church
Image taken from an online petition to stop the dissolution of the Fraternity of the Holy Apostles. The Pope signs the decree of dissolution of the Fraternity of the Holy Apostles of Brussels, which had been providing a considerable number …
Most 1P5 Articles Will Now Be Available in Spanish Through Adelante La Fe
Happy Monday, readers! I wanted to let you know that an opportunity has presented itself to allow us to fill a need with our content. We’ve come to an agreement with Adelante La Fe that allows them publish our articles …
“Points of Rupture” of the Second Vatican Council with the Tradition of the Church – A Synopsis
It has become an inevitability that in our attempts to understand the current crisis in the Church, we must look back upon the events that precipitated it. There is perhaps no more debated topic in this regard than the question …
It’s Time for Catholics to Face the Truth About the Papal Confusion
Although the number of Catholics vocal about their concerns with the pontificate of Pope Francis has grown in recent months, a strange phenomenon nevertheless continues to assert itself: a kind of cognitive dissonance in which the faithful seek to find …
Update: Petition Launched Against Expansion of the Syrian Conflict
Update 12 April : Bishop Athanasius Schneider has now also signed this petition. We are very grateful for his voice of reason and peace. There are now more than 3,000 signatories of the petition. Last week, we raised our concern …
Cardinal Zen – The Man Who Does Not Follow Cardinal Parolin’s Kowtow toward Secular Power
On Saturday, 7 April 2018, two important events took place which seemed, to a superficial observer, to be utterly unrelated: In Rome, people gathered and discussed the topic “Catholic Church, where are you going?” Present were prominent prelates such as …
Why Did I Resist the Pope? For My Children.
Last fall, I was the 250th person to sign the Correctio Filialis, a statement of international scholars that respectfully and filially corrected Pope Francis on the errors of his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia. These errors are absolutely dangerous to the …
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