This article is from One Peter Five Above: Poltava, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. The last days of March brought with it two important anniversaries for the Catholic Churches of Ukraine, Latin and Greek-Catholic, as well as the start of a new battle, not in the traditional theatres of war, but on the moral and religious fronts, [...]
This article is from One Peter Five Above: Gardone Riviera, Italy. A Life-Long Guide “When I was born,” the great nineteenth century counter-revolutionary Catholic journalist Louis Veuillot once said, Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821) blew the trumpet and I heard it… It is necessary to place him apart… among the great men, almost among the prophets… [...]
This article is from One Peter Five Above: Winona, Minnesota, part of the diocese of Winona-Rochester. The Latin Mass of my youth, I remember well. Although, I was only 5 to 8 years old, I could detect the reverence of the priests and parishioners; after Mass, I would set up a home altar and try, [...]
This article is from One Peter Five I’ve been under the gun lately because of various personal things and preparations for travel. Therefore, I am channeling my inner environmentalist activist and recycling something I wrote for my own blog, perhaps already known to you. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. Holy week includes [...]
This article is from One Peter Five Above: the chanting of the Exsultet at the Easter Vigil. Photo by Allison Girone. Our great-grandparents would have been dumbfounded if they knew the Church would eventually allow Catholics to fulfill their Sunday obligation a day early, on Saturday afternoon. Contrariwise, most Catholics today would be shocked to learn [...]
This article is from One Peter Five Above: the famous Isenheim Altarpiece. As we approach Holy Week, many faithful look for aids to meditation on the passion of Christ. Some watch Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ, while others pray their favorite stations of the cross. However, perhaps another way to ponder the events of [...]
This article is from One Peter Five Above: 15th-century altar by Luigi Capponi in St Gregory’s chapel in San Gregorio Magno in Rome. Pope St Gregory the Great offers the Sacrifice of the Mass and a soul is released from purgatory. Photo by Fr. Lawrence, OP. Souls Arrive in Purgatory, Singing Psalms; Canto II of [...]
This article is from One Peter Five Above: placard set up today in Rome quoting Pope St. John Paul II praising the Latin Mass. English translation here. Photo by Messainlatin.it. For the love of the Pope For the peace and unity of the Church For the liberty of the traditional Latin Mass One of the [...]
This article is from One Peter Five Above: the OK Corral sign after the 1882 fire. What is “schism?” The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines “schism” as: The refusal of submission to the Roman Pontiff or of communion with the members of the Church subject to him (2089). We tend to think of schisms [...]
This article is from One Peter Five Months after the death of Benedict XVI, those who claim he remained pope till the end, so-called Benepapists, persist in their claims. The two main camps within Benepapism include those who believe Benedict made a “substantial error” in his resignation, in that they claim he erroneously believed he [...]
This article is from One Peter Five In the ancient Roman Church, before the establishment of what we now call Lent, we would have begun today, now called 1st Passion Sunday, a more intense fortnight fast leading to Easter morning. It is important for us to keep in mind that another source for teasing forth [...]
This article is from One Peter Five Above: Bishop Athanasius Schneider offers the Holy Mass at St. Peter’s church in Steubenville, Ohio, United States. Photo by Allison Girone. As I recently wrote on Catholic Answers, the confusion surrounding the meaning of Traditionis custodes, and its flotilla of supplementary documents, is beginning to resemble that around [...]