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The Internet says I am a horrible person. I’ve been in the public fight over moral issues for going on thirty years. I have published more than a million words on these issues, tweeted some hard words, and Facebook argued. Maybe I have pushed too hard here and there. I am not exactly winsome. And…
Dear OnePeterFive donor, supporters and readers, This summer I am teaching our second annual adult class on Bishop Schneider’s new canonical Catechism CREDO, a canonical text which is unprecedented since Vatican II. This year we are splitting the class into two 6 week sessions to dive deep into all the theological controversies of our age…
Did you know that Qatar is a country that combats terrorism? For instance, in conjunction with relevant UN agencies, it sponsors conferences on counter-terrorism. Now that’s fighting those terrorists. Stop what you’re doing or we’ll have a conference! If you think back to the 9/11 attacks on America, the Qatari record doesn’t look so good….
“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” That famous line from the movie Cool Hand Luke, uttered by the Captain (played by Strother Martin), could be the theme of America’s current red-blue divide. It is also an accurate diagnosis of problems in the Catholic Church. America today is bifurcated by language. “Blue” America, by…
There’s an old tale we all know well: The Emperor’s New Clothes. A vain ruler is tricked by clever weavers who promise him a garment so fine, so refined, that only the truly intelligent can see it. Not wanting to appear stupid, his ministers go along with the ruse. So does the crowd. And so…
I’ve spent decades—starting long before I founded the Vulnerable People Project—working for apostolates that had me talking to anyone who would listen about the vulnerable and their need for the support of Americans like you and me. We who find ourselves in positions of relative privilege and power owe it to our vulnerable brothers and…
In a world where traditional Catholic values are increasingly challenged, Sanctus Ranch stands as a beacon of faith and reverence—a sanctuary where souls can retreat from worldly pressures and experience the authentic love of Jesus Christ. Today, this sacred refuge faces an unprecedented crisis, one that threatens its very existence and the vital mission it…
The Lord said to Moses, “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart; you shall teach them diligently to your children” (Deuteronomy 6:6-7). And in every generation since, it has challenged adults to involve and inspire their children in the Faith. As kids eat Cheerios in church, skip catechism class,…
It would seem so, if some of the higher prelates have anything to do with it. More than a few of them, at the beginning of Lent, urged us to imitate our “Muslim brothers” as they undergo their Ramadan fasts. Us imitate them? The Catholic Church had been exercising the rigorous disciplines of Lent for…
This article is the third in a 10-part series that will explore miracles as proof of the truths of Catholic doctrine. In part two, we considered the numerous miracles documented in the Scriptures including those worked in Old Testament times, those worked by Our Blessed Lord as recorded in the New Testament, and those worked…
