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I assume, charitably, that readers of Crisis are not terminally online, or not as online as I am at least. Most are probably only dimly aware of a controversy that broke out on social media last week when the Vatican released its official “mascot” for the 2025 Year of Jubilee, an anime-inspired character named “Luce.”…
Editor’s note: no money from the Trump campaign has been received by OnePeterFive. No, we are still strapped for cash. Help us pay our bills here. The following is one article in a series of three analyses which we intend to propose to our readership for the American election. The first was written by Mr….
What explains Kamala Harris’ fanaticism on abortion? The strident militancy of Kamala Harris on the abortion issue really is quite striking, shocking, and extraordinary. Her 2024 campaign further underscored what we already knew about her based on her actions in California and then in Washington as the state’s junior senator in the U.S. Senate. On…
What Should Be Trump’s Position on Abortion? Easy answer: Trump, like everyone, should oppose abortion and fight for the legal protection of all innocent human life from conception to natural death. But he is running for president of the United States. So, in that context, the question should be rephrased: What position should Trump take…
By Chris Jackson Editor’s note: no money from the Trump campaign has been received by OnePeterFive. No, we are still strapped for cash. Help us pay our bills here. The following is one article in a series of three analyses which we intend to propose to our readership ahead of the American election tomorrow. The…
I am in debt to Dr John Lamont for his thorough discussion of the question of papal heresy. It is a problem that does not have a definitive explanation in magisterial texts, but as many important theologians and canonists of past centuries agree, it is one that has to be faced. Contrary to a naïve…
A century ago, on November 4, 1924, the composer Gabriel Fauré passed away in Paris. Appreciating and understanding his work “constitutes a privilege from which it is difficult not to derive a sort of innocent pride. It is the mark of a subtle ear, the flattering indication of a refined sensibility.”[1] Born seventy-nine years earlier…
As a user of 𝕏, I have been a longtime follower of a social media account dedicated to the memory of Fr. Willie Doyle, S.J. The account posts quotes from Doyle to inspire readers and to raise awareness of this saintly priest for the sake of his cause for canonization. I wanted to learn more…
There’s no overstating it: President Donald Trump and his voters are about to decide world history. Just ahead of Election Day, I believe it’s more than worth it to regroup and call to mind just how historic the Trump movement is in the grand scheme of global events. It’s not often that a brief chapter…
Why, one wonders, should one of the most famous people in history be featured as one of the unsung heroes of Christendom? This would seem to be a good question until we realize that most people do not perceive Shakespeare as a hero of Christendom. He is sung, to be sure. He is sung more…
