Issue: March 1986

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From the Editor

The month of March is the month of St. Thomas Aquinas, whose feast is on March 7th...

Saint Athanasius: An Easter Letter

We present one of the Easter letters written by the exiled bishop.

The Sacred Triduum

An account of the ceremonies for Palm Sunday and the sacred triduum.

Our Father

This column completes our series on the Our Father as explained by St. Thomas.

Saint Joseph

On August 15, 1889, Pope Leo XIII wrote his encyclical Quamquam Pluries,encouraging all Catholics to pray for the intercession of St. Joseph for the welfare of the Church.

Prayer to St. Joseph

A traditional prayer to Saint Joseph, often recited after recitation of the Rosary.

On a Virtuous Education

Cardinal Wiseman (1802-65), for twenty years the rector of the English College in Rome, founder of the Dublin Review and president of Oscott College, was a respected speaker and writer. In addressing the subject of Catholic education, his comments are as applicable today as when they were written.

St. Benedict

Like Abraham, father of believers, who carried in his bosom an innumerable multitude of the elect, St. Benedict belongs to that line of robust prophets jealous of God's honor, leaders of peoples, doers of miracles and breakers of idols.

The Carmel of the Most Holy Trinity

We would like to share with all of you the text of the sermon given by Rev. Father Regis Babinet on the beautiful occasion of the Temporary Profession of our Sister Marie of the Passion this past February 18.

"Verbum"

In the course of the last few years, priests from the "Novus Ordo" Church have come to visit the Seminary at Ridgefield. Letters from three of those who have re-discovered (or discovered) their priesthood are published in the current issue of Verbum.

From the RNS

The future of Catholic schools, consolidation of the revolution in the Church, and a new ecumenical endeavor in Scotland are in the headlines.

Why the Robin's Breast is Red

A poem by James Ryder Randall.

Ask Me...

Father Carl answers questions about private chapels, praying with heretics like John Paul II did, and the Lenten program of the Milwaukee archdiocese.