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This article is from One Peter Five Ever since Kennedy Hall introduced me to the Liturgy of the Home calendars, my children have benefited from daily catechesis provided by the Harrison family. I have promoted this great work for families here on OnePeterFive more than once. Here’s the current calendar for Lent: Now the Harrison [...]

This article is from One Peter Five In the waning days of Pope Francis’ pontificate, many are wondering: who are the likely candidates for the next papal election? This topic picks up steam from time to time and the intrigue around the changing of the papacy is not new to this pontificate (see this book [...]

This article is from One Peter Five In Super Hanc Petram Fr Serafino Lanzetta studies with care the teachings of the present Pope, a task which all his admirers will agree is very laudable. Speaking for myself, one of the many doctrines of Pope Francis with which I fully agree is that “the reality is [...]

FATIMA: The Moment Has Come 2024 Conference in Dallas, Texas Thank you all for a successful conference! Go to the Event Recap Page Testimonies from Those Who Attended: “I couldn’t believe that you had so many priests there, and that confessions were offered more than once a day, and Holy Mass was also offered, that [...]

This article is from One Peter Five Those who enjoy geopolitical studies know well that one of the strategies for strengthening the identity of groups, states, and nations is that of creating the enemy. That is, the perception of an enemy strengthens internal cohesion and allows the implementation of measures that under normal conditions would [...]

It is evident with the crises in the Catholic Church concerning not only the sexual abuse crisis but also the crisis in the Liturgy after Vatican II that some Catholics have become disillusioned with the current Catholic hierarchy. From an outside perspective, some might ask why they should remain Catholic and not convert to Eastern [...]

This article is from One Peter Five Disclaimer: this article describes some of the darkness of Vatican corruption. Cardinal Martini, the architect of the St. Gallen Mafia, had an auxiliary bishop in Milan. That man was Francesco Coccopalmerio, whom Benedict XVI elevated to the cardinalate a year before he resigned. You may shudder to remember [...]

This article is from One Peter Five Above: a scene from Ivanhoe. There has been a steady incline in popularity of the delightfully entertaining novels written by the brilliant author J. R. R. Tolkien. This is largely indebted to the fact that Hollywood has made 16 hours-worth of impressive epic film on these stories. I [...]

What Is Obedience?   Obedience is traditionally defined as “promptness of will to do the will of one’s superior.” It is classified as a special moral virtue that is a part of the cardinal virtue of justice.   The Catechism of the Council of Trent affirms:   “We are bound to honor not only our [...]

This article is from One Peter Five Above: St. Basil Cathedral, Moscow.  An Eastern Message to Western Trads, Part III Russian icon of St. Maximus St. Maximus the Confessor defended the Latins from accusations of heresy in the 7th century, just as John Bekkos and other Uniates did and still do in the 13th, 15th, [...]

This article is from One Peter Five As different as my culture is from that of my readers, there are still many things in common between Anglicanitas and Pax Russica – those two split-league hairs were once paired branches of the Roman Empire. Grafted by cutting, this ancient sprig has turned into a shrubbery sprawling [...]

This article is from One Peter Five Above: Plaza Mayor de México (today Plaza del Zócalo), 1830 by Theubet de Beauchamp, showing the Mexico City Cathedral where San Felipe was baptised.  On May 13, 1524, twelve Franciscan friars from Spain set foot on Mexican soil for the first time. The evangelization of Mexico had begun! [...]