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Beheadings and the Passion of John the Baptist
Brian Williams	August 29, 2014
In his 2002 book "The New Persecuted", Italian journalist Antonio Socci reported that two thirds of the Christians martyred in history were in the twentieth century. Persecution of Christians by German National Socialism, atheistic Communism and radical Islam made …
USCCB Loses Its Head
Patrick Archbold	August 27, 2014
It is a curious conceit of an obtuse generation that it believes itself to be committed to modernity, embodied by devotion to science and reason, and yet is so irrevocably immutable to evidence. The spiritual (but not religious) Mecca of modernity …
ISIS: Surprisingly Sophisticated, Extremely Well-Funded
Steve Skojec	August 26, 2014
In a very interesting infographic on Medium, Matter Magazine offers us a paint by numbers assessment of the ISIS threat. Among other things, the Islamic State has a shocking amount of money — $2 BILLION dollars — four times as much …
Dhimmitude: Coming Soon to a Country Near You
Andrew Bieszad	August 26, 2014
The former Archbishop of Mosul, Amel Nona, said that the end of the Church in Iraq at ISIS's hands is a warning to fellow Catholics throughout the world, particularly in the West: Please, try to understand us. Your liberal and …
The 1P5 Podcast Is Here
At long last, we have a podcast hot out of the oven. The first episode of the OnePeterFive Podcast offers some insights into why I started this website, a look at the top stories over the last seven days, and …
1P5 Podcast – Episode 1
The first episode of the OnePeterFive Podcast offers some insights into why I started this website, a look at the top stories over the last seven days, and an interview with Andrew Bieszad, whose articles about Islam have been immensely …
Today Is a Day of Prayer and Penance for the Plight of Middle Eastern Christians
Steve Skojec	August 1, 2014
The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter — a Clerical Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical right dedicated to the traditional Latin Mass and priestly service of the faithful — has called for a day of prayer and penance for our persecuted …