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Above: Adoration of the Shepherds by Dutch painter Matthias Stom, c. 1650. Everything is Mystery in this holy season. The Word of God, whose generation is before the day-star [Ps. cix 3], is born in time – a Child is God – a Virgin becomes a Mother, and remains a Virgin – things divine are…
The day before Christmas is special. No matter our age, we always get excited for the celebration of Christmas day. There is something about it that brings us back to our childhood. It brings us back to when our lives were much simpler. The only thing that mattered was being with family and celebrating the…
Before He was born as Christ the King on earth, He was “born” in the “mind” and “heart” of God as Christ the King in Heaven. He was firstly born in eternity before time began, so that the glory that reigned in Heaven could also reign on earth, in Him. However, if God’s Son was…
Above: artistes roam around town breathing fire, juggling stick’s aflame, and entertaining the crowd with gymnastic tricks at Le Grand Crèche Vivant. All photos taken by Maxence Malherbe. Here in France we celebrate the season in memorable ways, three of which I’d like to share with our Anglophone readership at OnePeterFive. Each year, the faithful…
As you’ve surely noticed, we’re in the middle of our twice-yearly fundraising campaign. We offer all of our content for free, but as the saying goes, it’s not free to produce. We incur costs bringing quality orthodox Catholic commentary to you every day, such as author stipends, website management and hosting, accounting services, and a…
December of 2024 finds us gearing up to celebrate the Semiquincentennial of American Independence in 2026. Of course, the American Revolution – our first civil war – extended from 1775 to 1783. The Bicentennial – which I survived as a teenager – actually extended from 1975 to 1983. Although, as Americans have spent the last…
As I scuttled down the rocky bank amid the chilly, biting air of a cloudy November morning, my ears perked to the sound of the rushing water coming from the stream below. The musical dance of the crystal-clear water weaving in, out, and over the rocks and boulders served as a siren song. This song,…
Two new forensic science papers raise concerns about Eucharistic miracle investigations. The main author, Dr. Kelly Kearse, is a faithful Catholic, Eucharistic minister for over 20 years, and science teacher at Knoxville Catholic High School in Tennessee. Kearse is also an immunologist who trained at Johns Hopkins, worked as a principal investigator at the NIH’s…
There is a rushed rhythm of the 4th Sunday of Advent’s Mass formulary, a feeling of quick recapitulation. Historically, this Sunday the ancient Church in Rome didn’t have it’s own set of texts. This was because the day before was the Saturday of Ember week and those ceremonies went all the way into Sunday morning….
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…
