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A large mug arrived in the mail the other day, around which I counted twenty or so apothegms written by St. Augustine. It was a gift, anonymously sent by someone who obviously thought I wasn’t getting enough to read from the celebrated Doctor of Grace—or, that being already familiar with Augustine, it might be a…
Editor’s note: we continue our weekly serialisation of Dr. Edward Schaefer’s new book A Simple Man’s Case for Tradition. This book is an excellent introduction to Traditionalism and provides an easy way for Trads to introduce the movement to fellow Catholics who are seeking deeper answers to today’s questions. Proceeds from the book sale also…
In 2015, I began working as a high school teacher in a Catholic school. This was also when the transgender mania began to take off, and we were witnessing it in the lives of our students. I distinctly remember standing in the staff room conversing with colleagues—colleagues who were decidedly liberal (virtually every colleague was…
Pete Hegseth, former Fox & Friends weekend co-host and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, is taking heat over reports that in 2021 he was accused of being an “insider threat” by fellow National Guardsman DeRicko Gaither. The explanation for this accusation? A tattoo of the Latin phrase “Deus Vult,” which means “God wills…
Above: Sabrina Peckham (photo posted online by her family) “As we love Christ in our neighbor, everywhere and always, He will draw us unto Himself… Christ always comes to us in others.” – Servant of God, Catherine Dougherty In his essay, “Why I Had a Mass Offered for Janis Joplin,” Rick Becker suggested we do…
Now that our long national nightmare is over and the fury and fear about the end of democracy and the rise of fascism with its apparatus of terror and internment camps are finally behind us, might it be possible to start thinking about children again? I mean, now that it’s safe to have babies, why…
Many Catholics viewed Donald Trump’s campaign promise to deport millions of illegal immigrants with the same seriousness they have for Republicans stumping about abortion: big talk, little delivery. But something serious is in the air. President-elect Donald Trump has selected Stephen Miller as his Deputy Chief of Staff, a known immigration stickler; and he has…
With the first successful implementation of Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface, Neuralink, at the beginning of the year, perhaps we will one day consider that the era of transhumanism was officially begun in 2024. What is transhumanism, though? It is a phenomenon that cannot be reduced to science. It’s not just an ideology either. Nor is…
Since the election we’ve seen countless examples of unhinged, callow, hysterical emoting in which people disappointed in Kamala Harris’ loss have displayed on parts of social media behaviors that, in a more normal society, would bring out the folks with straitjackets. I accept political dissent; but, as I have argued, this is not normal political…
Dear OnePeterFive donors, supporters and readers, This Spring I’m excited to be teaching the CREDO catechism for homeschoolers again with Mary, Queen of the Home Academy. This is a High School class which meets once a week going through the entirety of Bishop Schneider’s new CREDO Catechism. The class is designed for High Schoolers to…
