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1P5 Minute #26 – Gregory, Becciu, & Vigano – Oh My!
Archbishop Gregory gets caught in a deception regarding his attack on President Trump. Cardinal Becciu is at the heart of yet another Vatican Financial Scandal. And Archbishop Viganò is back with another assessment of the forces at play in the …

Blueprint for Obtaining Last Rites in the Hospital for COVID-19 Patients
This article comes from an anonymous Catholic. 1P5 publishes it in the hopes that it will help any of our readers struggling with a similar situation to the author’s. Following the direction of my pastor, I am documenting our family’s …

Tradivox: Bringing Solid Catechisms to the Hungry Faithful
Editor’s note: By now, many have begun to hear about Tradivox, an international catechism restoration project under Bishop Athanasius Schneider. This is a timely and promising work, and we encourage our readers to share and support it. Below, the acting president …

The Loneliness of Catholicism
Editor’s note: This article comes to us from an anonymous Catholic with the Twitter handle @FergusFSU. The religion of God, the Christian faith, is not for wimps. As Christ Himself said, the path to salvation is narrow (Matt. 7:14), and …

Stopping the Heartbeat of the Church
Editor’s note: The following article comes to 1P5 from a Carmelite nun who fears for her order. For centuries, contemplative religious have been recognized as the “heartbeat of the Church.” Indeed, even the 2018 Vatican document “Cor Orans” calls contemplative …

1P5 Minute #20 | Legionaries of Christ Facing New Sex Abuse Charges
It’s astonishing that the Legionaries of Christ were not dissolved when it was revealed that their founder, Marcial Maciel, was a monstrous sexual predator who had abused some 60 children and fathered six children by three different women. He is …

Acies Ordinata: Munich Edition – An Interview with Roberto De Mattei
This morning, Saturday, January 18, 2020, Acies Ordinata, an assembly of prayer was held in Munich, Bavaria. Acies Ordinata is an international coalition of lay Catholics faithful to the Tradition of the Church. After the two preceding assemblies, which were held in Rome on …

1P5 Minute #19: What REALLY Happened with the Benedict/Sarah Book?
It’s been the source of conspiracy theory, controversy, overcomplication, and turmoil: the new book on celibacy by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Sarah, and the backlash from Team Francis. Today, we talk about how we think things really went …

Encouraging and Uniting Our Priests: The Real Message of Benedict XVI’s New Book
By Giuseppe Pellegrino Amidst all the controversy surrounding the book, has anyone stopped to actually read and reflect on the majestic words and profound theological reflection offered to the Church in the excerpts published Sunday in Le Figaro of the …

1P5 Minute #18 | 1-8-2020 | The Slap Heard ‘Round the World
It was the slap heard ’round the world — two slaps in fact — when Pope Francis smacked a female pilgrim in Rome on New Year’s Eve who grabbed his hand and wouldn’t let go. Was it an isolated incident? …