Saturday, August 16, 2025

Our Lady in Christmas Carols

An intriguing look at the place of the Virgin Mary in Christmas carols, which, somewhat to my surprise, she is largely absent, being mentioned,...

Why We Can’t Drop the SSPX Debate… At Least, Just Yet

https://onepeterfive.com/can-we-finally-drop-sspx-debate/ This might seem an odd time to discuss the SSPX, as things unravel in our world - terrorism, war, murder and ideologies -  all...

Cancer and the Jab-berwocky

A conversation between Dr. John Campbell and Dr. Angus Dalgliesh, highly recommended, the latter one of the top and most experienced oncologists in Britain,...

Hobbit Virtues

For those who need a bit of a lift from all the dark and dreary news of late, in these dark days of December...

A Christmas Novena

On Saturday 16 December, we started the Christmas novena. As the name itself suggests, the word novena comes from the Latin ‘nouenus’ which means nine...

Advent and Hope

On a note of hope as we approach the birth of Christ - in a world that seems so devoid of that powerful virtue...

Why Consecrate Ourselves to Mary?

Today is the solemnity of Mary Immaculate, a day on which many consecrate themselves to her, and the question we may ask, why do...

Five Fun Facts About Saint Nicholas

As part of today's celebration of a great saint, here are some factoids that did not make into my own reflection on Saint Nicholas...

Dom Alcuin Reid, and Sacrosanctum at Sixty

December 4th, 2023 marks the 60th birthday of Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Constitution on the Liturgy from the Second Vatican Council, and Dom Alcuin Reid...

Evelyn Waugh’s Edmund Campion

Five years after his conversion to Catholicism in 1930, English author Evelyn Waugh set his considerable literary talents - he has been described as...