I once heard the sacrament of marriage compared to a tree. At first glance, I barely took notice of this because the concept of a “family tree” is familiar to most of us. Upon reflection, however, I discovered a depth …
Welcome to the New 1P5!
You have no doubt noticed that things look a little different. As I mentioned yesterday, this has been an ongoing project. In fact, I’ve spent over a year evaluating new designs for the website, testing out functions and features, even trying …
A Housekeeping Note
Some of you may have noticed that posting has been light since Thursday of last week. I wanted to fill you in on the reason why. I’ve been working on finding the right look and feel to keep 1P5 as …
Birth Pains of the Church
I am a 38-year-old priest. Most of my priesthood has been spent with university students and young families. Every week, I end up in some conversation on the phone with someone who is enduring unspeakable suffering within their family. I …
Cardinal Schönborn’s Website Promotes Gender Theory Amidst Papal Praise
On the official website of the Archdiocese of Vienna, Austria – whose reigning archbishop is Cardinal Christoph Schönborn – two different articles, though not explicitly related to one another, will likely be of great importance for Catholics in the world today. …
Tosatti & Magister See Married Priests on the Horizon
As we have reported before, the topic of married priests seems to be on the agenda of Pope Francis. Not only did Sandro Magister report on this matter right after the second Synod on the Family last year, but also Bishop …
Losing the Labels: Let’s be Catholic Again.
In a recent online exchange, someone accused me of not being a “real traditionalist.” I suppose that the jibe was supposed to chafe, but if so, it landed pretty far afield. Not only is this not the first time such an …
Beware the Divider, Already In Our Midst
I appeal to you, brethren, to take note of those who create dissensions and difficulties, in opposition to the doctrine which you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, …
Benedict XVI Admits Qualms of Conscience about Vatican II
After the German publisher Droemer Verlag first released it on 9 September 2016, much has already been deeply discussed and variously reported about Benedict XVI’s new interview-book, Benedikt XVI. Letzte Gespräche (Benedict XVI – Last Conversations) which so far has …
Excellent Video Explains Mass Ad Orientem
Gabriel Castillo of Truefaith.tv has produced a video (the latest in a series, it appears) about the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass offered ad orientem — facing liturgical East, towards Our Lord. Beautifully produced, it is one of the most succinct and …
Could This be the Face of the Cure d’ Ars?
Several years ago, a photograph of St. Maria Goretti was found. The grainy image depicts a young woman, standing between two boys amidst a flock of what appear to be geese. The photo was the fruit of what appears to have been …
Three Must-Read Articles That Zero In on Dangers of Amoris Laetitia
The volume and scope of the analysis by Church scholars, theologians, and other Catholic writers on the topic of Pope Francis’ post-synodal apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia (AL), is little short of staggering. But in recent weeks, since the pope’s brazen approval of the …
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