John C. Wright writes for OnePeterFive — Few men have ever hated Christ as much as I have, before turning to love Him. Before I was a Catholic, I was an atheist, and not an atheist who kept his opinions to himself, but a vituperative, proselytizing, aggressive, evangelist of atheism Read more
Hilary White writes for One PeterFive — What does the common expression mean, “pursuit of holiness”? I We hear it a good deal from churchmen, but the details, the concrete “how-to” is often left vague. Most of us have never heard anything about the Church’s great traditions of contemplative prayer Read more
Steve Skojec writes for OnePeterFive – Last weekend, I got together for dinner with one of my best friends from college. We now live together in the same city, and our kids are as close as cousins. As the children played and our conversation moved to current events in the Read more
Timothy Flanders writes for OnePeterFive –The question of economics is central to the crisis in the Church, due to the fact that a great many of the controversial things in society that we lament — abortion, contraception, and divorce, to name just a few — are promoted not only philosophically Read more
Roberto de Mattei writes for Corrispondenza Romana / Rorate Caeli – 2020 will be remembered as the year of a historical turning-point in the everyday life of the world. And while it appears increasingly likely that the Coronavirus was produced by the genetic engineering of Communist China (the book by Joseph Tritto, Read more
The Vision of the Cross – Circle of Raphael. (1520-24) Ex umbris et imaginibus in veritatem “From shadows and images into truth”1 Blessed John Henry Newman’s memorial epitaph Father Thomas Kocik writes for OnePeterFive — Although many years ago now, I recall the young, eyebrow-pierced woman who told Read more
Peter Kwasniewski write for LifeSiteNews –– At the start of September, the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church offers us an interesting conundrum. From 1955 to 1970, September 3 was the feast day of St. Pius X, while March 12 remained the feast day of St. Gregory the Great Read more
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf blogs — During September we traditionally reflect on Mary, especially in her role as Sorrowful Mother. As Fr. Frederick Faber wrote in At The Foot of the Cross “Mary’s sorrows were not necessary for the redemption of the world, but in the counsels of God they were Read more
Ken Foyle writes in OnePeterFive: My Open Letter of Application for Catholic College Chancellorship: To the powers-that-be on campus: Good morning! I am writing to you to humbly request consideration to be hired as your new Chancellor (or whatever you call the “top job” on campus) at your officially-but-not-actually Catholic Read more