Issue: November 1986
The Society of St. Pius X. Letter to Friends & Benefactors (No. 31)
Father Schmidberger takes stock of the manifold works of tradition and lays out in five points what seems especially important for traditional Catholics today.
Purgatory
The chaplain of the Carmel of the Most Holy Trinity preached this sermon at St. John Neumann's Mission in May.
Purgatory and Prayers for the Dead
The Church's teaching on purgatory from The Faith of Our Fathers by Cardinal Gibbons.
Talis vita, finis ita ...
St. Anthony Mary Claret explains a reason for his zeal: "Another thought spurred me on to preach without ceasing. It was the consideration of the multitude of souls which fall into the depths of hell..."
The Tears of Christ at the Grave of Lazarus
A sermon by Cardinal Newman.
The Ratzinger Report
Michael Davies review The Ratzinger Report, a recently published interview with Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. "It is almost certainly the most important book yet published on the post-conciliar crisis..."
Saint Augustine
A classic passage on adversity and perseverance from St. Augustine's The City of God.
Ridgefield Diary
From Christ the King to the Cathedrals and the launch of the academic year, a seminarian provides an inside glimpse of life at the seminary.
News Briefs
A broad selection of topics from the RNS.
Ask Me...
Father Carl answers questions about liturgical etiquette, liturgcial abuse, and medical ethics.
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