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The Marxists Feared Her

This article is from One Peter Five I remember that January when I got the news. I had just given the Hildebrands’ work to my daughter who was completing a senior project on Aesthetics. I gave her Dr. Alice’s The Privilege of Being a Woman and she was so moved that she started buying copies [...]

Forgotten Customs of Ember Days

This article is from One Peter Five The Ancient Institution of Ember Days Ember days were categorized by three elements: prayers for both thanksgiving and petition, penance in the form of fasting and abstinence, and ordinations. Like Rogation Days, Ember Days developed early times, taking the form that would continue for centuries. The Catholic Encyclopedia [...]

The Importance of the Ember Day Fast

Editor’s Note: Many Catholics today are unfamiliar with the tradition of Ember Days. The Church developed wonderful liturgies for these days. They are important days of prayer and penance. Yet after Vatican II, they were removed from the new order liturgical calendar. It is important for the Church to recover their practice. Two articles this [...]

“Quite Obvious to a Catholic”: Fernández Respondes to Critics Immediately

This article is from One Peter Five In a lightning-fast response to criticisms, the new head of the Office Formerly Known as Holy, Tucho “Heal Me with Your Mouth” Fernández responded to his comments about “the doctrine of the Holy Father.” Pentin summarises: Archbishop Fernández said popes have two charisms: safeguarding the “deposit of faith” [...]

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