The following letter exchange addresses some of the difficult questions Catholics are asking themselves today. Dear Dr. Kwasniewski, In your article “The Failure of Todaying: Abandon the Passé and Recover Tradition,” you wrote: “The reality is that the Church is …
Thick Steaks, Good Cigars, and the Catholic Faith
G.K. Chesterton once remarked, “the Catholic Church is like a thick steak, a glass of wine, and a good cigar.” When most secular people think about the Catholic Church – or, more often, some mischaracterization of it – I doubt …
The State of the Church and the State of Our Souls
This article was first published at OnePeterFive on March 31, 2015, under the pen name Benedict Constable. It is here republished under the name of its author. Catholics striving to be loyal to “the faith once delivered to the saints” (Jude …
The True Story of Communion in the Hand Revealed
Don Federico Bortoli is presently the pastor of the parish of Sant’Andrea Apostolo in Acquaviva in the Diocese of San Marino Montefeltro. He is also diocesan chancellor, judicial vicar, and ecclesiastical counselor for the Unione Cristiana Imprenditori Dirigenti (Christian Union …
Abbess Caritas Pirckheimer: A Crucial Witness In Times of Persecution
If religious differences are discussed at all today, they tend to be elided or celebrated. Ecumenism has been the watchword among Catholics in recent decades; the Second Vatican Council’s On Ecumenism was one of the most-frequently mentioned documents in American …
Effeminacy and the False Gospel of Psychology
All of mankind is trying to solve the problem of suffering. Throughout time, no less than in our day, a multitude of false religions and false gospels have arisen to solve the problem. In our day, the false gospel of …
North American Martyrs and the Importance of Baptism
The religious impact of the discovery of the New World in the late 15th century cannot be overestimated. Although Catholic Europeans were aware of areas of the world that were not Christian (they had been involved in centuries of crusades …
The Global 1P5 Community – In Pictures
Two days ago, on a bit of a whim, I asked our readers to send in photos of where they live, so we could all enjoy a sense of the truly global 1P5 Community, and all the fascinating people and …
The Catholic Origins of Modern International Relations Theory
When teaching the history of the field of International Relations (IR), scholars tend to start with the classical author of The Peloponnesian War, Thucydides, then skip immediately to the early modern political theorists Machiavelli and Hobbes. In the process, they …
Upcoming Event: Consecration of Atlanta and Georgia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Sacred Heart of Jesus
By Justin W. Haggerty As American cities plunge into increasing turmoil and violence, many Catholic communities are holding similar discussions on whether they should act or remain silent. Recognizing the need to act, our answer was to organize the Procession …
Calling All 1P5ers – Send Us Your Photos!
We know that many of you are feeling disconnected from your communities these days – we are too. And the thought occurred to me that even though we’re all over the world, 1P5 readers truly do form a community of …