One of the newest Catholic blogs on the interwebs is quickly becoming one of the most interesting. Mahound’s Paradise, the project of Oakes Spalding (a reader and friend of 1P5) walks the razor’s edge of analysis and commentary, biting satire, and dry wit – all from a Catholic perspective. Mr. Spalding’s most recent post takes…
It’s not every day that a little ol’ city boy from San Francisco gets to have dinner with mega-media-giant-turned-gospel-patriot Glenn Beck. No sir indeed; however, every once in a while, something extraordinary happens and the impossible, well, becomes possible. In this case, it took the murder of a girl and a friendship with her brother,…
I consider Fr. Z an ally in our cause. I respect him, and I agree with him more often than I don’t. But something about his post yesterday isn’t sitting well with me. He writes: Some people are talking about “schism” because of the Synod. No matter what happens at the Synod, there will be no schism by…
“The men of the city beset the house both young and old, all the people together. And they called Lot, and said to him: Where are the men that came in to thee at night? bring them out hither that we may know them: Lot went out to them, and shut the door after him, and said: Do…
Editor’s note: the following is a work of speculative fiction. It was originally published in the April, 2002 issue of New Oxford Review. It has been reprinted with permission. Cite de Dio The Feast of The Holy Innocents, A.D. 2032 My Dearest Miguel, Oh, how I yearn to see your face again Miguel, my first-born…
Earlier today, Brian Williams wrote about the Indiana bishops failing to stand firmly for the faith when confronted with the militant homosexual agenda. But there’s another bishop who is evidently not bothering to stand up at all. You may be familiar with the story of Patricia Januzzi, a theology teacher at Immaculata High School in Somerville, New…
In his most recent post over at First Things, R.R. Reno discusses the contemporary phenomenon in the Church which he aptly labels “duck and cover” Catholicism. Specifically addressing the firestorm which erupted when Governor Mike Pence of Indiana signed the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Reno observes: As I expected, the leaders of the…
“Imagine there’s no heaven / It’s easy if you try / No hell below us / Above us only sky / Imagine all the people / Living for today… Imagine there’s no countries / It isn’t hard to do / Nothing to kill or die for / And no religion too / Imagine all…
With tread unsteady Breaking winter’s grasp, we thirst. Calvary looms blood red Felix culpa Joyful torments of this death. Shouldering cruel beams Wood of destruction and rebirth Heaving steps Faltering, falls What drives Him on Drinking to the dregs? This intersection Of real and ethereal Nature and grace Visceral and Divine A thunderous collision of…
“Unless there is a Good Friday in our lives, there will never be an Easter Sunday. The Cross is the condition of the empty tomb, and the crown of thorns is the preface to the halo of light.” -Archbishop Fulton Sheen Over ten years later it is easy to forget just how consumed America was…
I want to thank all of you so much for your donations in March. We love you all, and we’re praying for you. In fact, in a little while I’ll be gathering up the names of all of our donors to send over for this month’s Mass for benefactors. (I’m not sure of the exact…
