Culture

The Silence of Pope Francis, Bishops Undermines the Pro-Life Movement

The Silence of Pope Francis, Bishops Undermines the Pro-Life...

Above: Pope Francis and Nancy Pelosi yesterday, who has been excommunicated by her...

Forgotten Customs of the Precious Blood

Forgotten Customs of the Precious Blood

Above: Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, with gushing blood, detail of the Ghent Altarpiece,...

St. Junípero and Franciscan Mexico

St. Junípero and Franciscan Mexico

Above: Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Conca. The Franciscan presence in...

The FSSP and Pope Francis’ Roller-Coaster

The FSSP and Pope Francis’ Roller-Coaster

The Wild Ride It took some time for everyone to adjust to the violent overthrow...

The Saint Who Faced the First Pornocracy

The Saint Who Faced the First Pornocracy

Editor’s note: OnePeterFive is beginning a series in which we will discuss the lives...

Ordained, Assistants, and Faithful: On Hierarchical Participation in Three Spheres

Ordained, Assistants, and Faithful: On Hierarchical Participation...

Owing to its density and complexity, the traditional Roman liturgy—and the same,...

St. Peter Damian in Dante and Music

St. Peter Damian in Dante and Music

950 years ago, in the night between 22 and 23 February 1072, at the age of 65 a...

Freemasonry Unmasked by Msgr. Dillon

Freemasonry Unmasked by Msgr. Dillon

Editor’s note: for more on Freemasonry, see this essay from our contributing editor,...

Former Freemason Explains Freemasonry – pt. 2

Former Freemason Explains Freemasonry – pt. 2

In my previous essay, Former Freemason Explains Freemasonry – pt. 1, I sought to...

A Different Set of Responsa ad Dubia

A Different Set of Responsa ad Dubia

Dear Catholics who support the suppression of the Traditional Latin Mass, Following...

We Are Going up to Jerusalem to Suffer

We Are Going up to Jerusalem to Suffer

Context is important. We are in “Gesima” time, Pre-Lent, a time of preparation,...

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Read the last chapter before this one Start reading from chapter 1 *** Malthus my...

“In the Beginning Was the Word”—Excerpt from a New Book by Anthony Esolen

“In the Beginning Was the Word”—Excerpt from a New Book...

Editor’s note: a powerful new book by well-known essayist and literary critic Anthony...

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Read the last chapter before this one Start reading from chapter 1 *** Malthus my...

Septuagesima Sunday

Septuagesima Sunday

We are now nine Sundays out from Easter. Once again, context helps. In the course...

Goldsmith, Poet, Musician

Goldsmith, Poet, Musician

On February 13, 1571, 451 years ago, a restless and eccentric goldsmith and sculptor,...

How God Built an Unexpected Band of Brothers

How God Built an Unexpected Band of Brothers

The alleged Covid-19 pandemic, or rather the disordered response of the temporal...

The SSPX Debate: Update

The SSPX Debate: Update

Dear OnePeterFive donors, supporters and readers,   I wanted to give everyone an...

Mortification According to the Gospel

Mortification According to the Gospel

To see the true spirit of Christian mortification, we must consider what our Lord...

Confessions of an SSPX Sympathizer Living in “Novus Ordo Land”

Confessions of an SSPX Sympathizer Living in “Novus Ordo...

Unless I attended some as an infant or toddler that I don’t recall (I was born in...