The Sacrificial Nature of the Mass in the Usus Antiquior
The claim is often made that the traditional Roman Rite of Mass makes it easier to see that the Mass is intended to be a holy sacrifice—the unbloody re-presentation of the bloody sacrifice of Christ on the Cross—than the Novus Ordo does. As this is a point of central importance for living the Catholic Faith […]
Russian Roulette: Western Missteps in Ukraine Coming Home to Rus!
Editor’s note: reasonable Catholics will disagree on this complex situation. Therefore OnePeterFive will consider submissions from a variety of authors to address the situation as long as they are pious and supported by evidence. “Men will not accept truth at the hands of their enemies, and truth is seldom offered to them by their friends: […]
Ukrainian Catholic: Ignore Misinformation and Help Ukraine
Photo: Ukrainian Latin rite Catholics shelter in a church basement amid the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. February 28. CNA. God With Us God is with us! Understand, all you nations, and submit yourselves, For God is with us. Бог з нами! розумійте, всі народи, і покоряйтеся, бо з нами Бог! These words come from […]
The Common Doctor of the Church is Uncommon in Seminaries
We so heartily approve the magnificent tribute of praise bestowed upon this most divine genius that We consider that Thomas should be called not only the Angelic, but also the Common or Universal Doctor of the Church; for the Church has adopted his philosophy for her own (Studiorum Ducem, 29 June, 1923, Pope Pius XI). […]
Forgotten Customs of Lent
The observance of Lent is the very badge of Christian warfare. By it we prove ourselves not to be enemies of Christ. By it we avert the scourges of divine justice. By it we gain strength against the princes of darkness, for it shields us with heavenly help. Should men grow remiss in their observance […]
To Eastern Orthodox: Forgive Me, a Sinner
Dear OnePeterFive donors, supports, and readers, I write this especially to the occasional Orthodox Christians who read our online journal, but also want to speak to all our readership and highlight something important for the salvation of our souls as we begin Great Lent. Perhaps Orthodox readers have seen some of our polemics against […]
Deviling for Dummings
Read the last chapter before this one Table of Contents Start reading from chapter 1 *** CHAPTER 9 Malthus by boy, So you have asked for clarification as to why I am so giddy about the current state of the Church as regards the reaction to the world-wide hysteria about the contagion. Really, must […]
United to the Mystery of Jesus in the Desert
With the “Gesima,” pre-Lent Sundays we added a layer of context to our contexts: Roman Station churches. Each day of Lent has, by millennial tradition, an assigned church in Rome. On weekdays, people gathered at a nearby “collect” church and then processed singing penitential litanies and hymns to the “stopping” church, or “statio” where the […]
Mortification According to the Blessed Apostle
The doctrine of the Gospel on the necessity of mortification is explained at considerable length by St. Paul in his epistles. Frequent quotation is made of his words: “I chastise my body and bring it into subjection: lest perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway” (I Cor. 9:27). Likewise […]
Paganized Theology and the Most Holy Sacrament
Today’s distorted theology, rooted in Modernism, the heresy of all heresies according to Pius X, is primarily an inductive theology. It does not proceed from deducing truths from the principles given us from above, from Divine Revelation, as traditional theology has always been done. This “theology” stems from a reflection upon the praxis of man’s […]