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This article is from One Peter Five Editor’s note: as we discussed last week in our post on June, this month all of our lay sodalities and efforts here at OnePeterFive have a confluence of purpose, not the least of which begins today with one of the most ancient customs of June: the Apostles Fast. [...]

What Is an Armenian Catholic? Armenia is an ancient nation and the first nation to ever make Christianity the official state religion – back in 301 AD. (By way of contrast, the Roman Empire made Christianity its official state religion in 380 AD.) Modern day Armenia is bordered by Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to [...]

A blessed Feast of the Most Holy Trinity to you! St. Rupert writes: “On the Sunday following the Feast of Pentecost, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Trinity. The place is well chosen, for immediately after the descent of this Divine Spirit, began the preaching and belief in the Name of the Father, the [...]

This article is from One Peter Five Context is king in these weekly columns.  Context enriches our encounter with the living Word of God during the sacred liturgical action.  In our liturgical participation we, too, have contexts, life contexts.  Our needs and concerns bring us to thank God and offer praise, to raise petitions and [...]

This article is from One Peter Five Late last year I had the privilege of sitting in on a class at Christendom College, taught by Dr John Cuddeback, on the philosophy of the household. Dr Cuddeback’s rhetorical style was deeply engaging: soft spoken, he gripped his audience with the intensity and conviction of expression that [...]

This article is from One Peter Five Above: the Enthronement.   The month of June belongs to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It’s already been claimed for His Majesty for centuries, and the Kingdom of His Sacred and Eucharistic Heart already holds sway over the universe since His glorious Ascension to His Throne – how [...]

The Current Situation in Canada Regarding Life Issues Is Dismal. Canada’s March for Life is held every year on the Thursday on or before May 14th, which is a Day of Infamy for Canadian pro-lifers. On that day in 1969, the government led by Pierre Elliot Trudeau passed a law decriminalizing abortion. Less than 55 [...]

This article is from One Peter Five Above: Prayer of thanksgiving after leaving Noah’s Ark, by Domenico Morelli (4 August 1823 – 13 August 1901). There is something not only publicly offensive but positively demonic about the way the rainbow and the month of June—traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus—have been violently appropriated [...]

This article is from One Peter Five How beautiful are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! My soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord (Psalm 83:1). These beautiful words were prayed by the Israelites as they made their annual pilgrimage to the Temple of Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. The [...]

Don’t Forget, the Ember Days – Wednesday (May 31), Friday (June 2), and Saturday (June 3) – are this week! St. Joan of Arc, ora pro nobis! All of Our Lord’s Apostles have a feast day observed by the Church in her liturgical calendar. Saint Peter, Prince of the Apostles and First Pope, and St. [...]

This article is from One Peter Five Above: the Middlesex Guildhall which houses the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. The Catholic Church has a long and honourable tradition of recognising freedom of religion and conscience for minorities provided they do not threaten the safety and security of [...]

The Fatima Center wishes you a blessed and grace-filled feast of Pentecost! When Our Lord ascended to Heaven forty days after His Resurrection, He promised to send the Holy Ghost to the Apostles, to confirm them in the Faith, to sanctify them, and to enable them to found His Church. Following the Ascension, the Apostles [...]