An interesting thing has been happening in the world of online Catholic commentary over the past year. Where we once stood among only a scant few outlets crying out about the corruption at the highest levels of the Church, we …
The Annunciation: Blessed Women Who Crush the Heads of Their Enemies
On the great Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our Lord, we celebrate not only the conception of the Second Person of the Trinity, but also Mary’s Fiat — her “yes” to the will of God in her life. In addition, …
The Trial of Dr. Halliday Sutherland
At Christmas in 2013, I traveled from my home in Sydney, Australia to visit my mother in Britain. One morning, I was up early and decided to sort through a tea chest containing my belongings in the cellar below the …
The Gnosticism Affecting Traditionalism
I often struggle to listen to talks that commonly come in at an hour or more in length, because it’s difficult to set aside that much uninterrupted time to listen. But what follows here is a great — and blessedly …
Bishop Athanasius Schneider: On the Question of a Heretical Pope
Editor’s note: Bishop Athanasius Schneider — who recently launched his own website to help instruct and encourage Catholics — has previously discussed his thoughts on questions regarding the legitimacy of Francis’s papacy in an interview with 1P5. Today, he offers the …
Cardinal Parolin: The Next Pope?
Last year, Archbishop Viganò alleged that Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Francis’s handpicked secretary of state, was “complicit in covering up the misdeeds” of ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Despite that grave accusation, Antonio Socci says that meetings of cardinals about a possible …
A Brief Word on Universal Acceptance of a Pope
As I said in a comment earlier this morning, what we are trying to provide here with our articles on the status of the papacy is clarity in the midst of escalating confusion. Just as Amoris Laetitia muddied the waters …
For Each Objection, an Answer: Why Francis Is Pope
This is Part II in a two-part series. Read Part I here. To briefly recap what was shown in Part I, the peaceful and universal acceptance of a pope, following his election, is an infallible sign of his legitimacy and …
The Antidote for Decaying Fatherhood
When looking at the problems facing both the world and the Church today, it’s tempting to try to reduce those problems to one and only one cause. Whether it be the sexual revolution, Vatican II, or certain political ideologies, we …
Bishop Schneider’s Analysis on Heretical Popes May Be Just the Answer We’re Looking For
When I was about 16 years old, I remember lying in my bed and hearing the muffled conversation of my parents in the next room. All of my five younger siblings were asleep, and whatever it was that my parents …
Read More