Issue: October 1987

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From the Desk of the Editor

The U.S. district superior reports on advances in the SSPX's relationship with Rome with a view to regularizing its canonical status.

A Marian Pilgrimage through Europe

A couple of seminarians avail themselves of the occasion of the Marian Year and the Society's pilgrimage to undertake a pilgrimage to the major Marian shrines of Europe!

In the Chains of the Hammer & Sickle

Father Krupa, who endured imprisonment by the Hungarian Communists, decided to write about his prison experiences because they encompass various facets of prison life rather comprehensively; so that through this account, it is possible to know and comprehend the life of most political prisoners of that particular era and part of the world. Also, it differs from similar accounts and gets its own unique shading that these events were lived through by a Hungarian Franciscan priest...

All Generations Shall Call Me Blessed

A meditation on the Rosary by Clare Buckalew Dunkle.

Angel of God, My Guardian Dear

A reprint from "Don Bosco's Madonna."

Northwest Missions Bid Farewell to Father Couture

Father Daniel Couture, a young Canadian priest, was recently transferred to Ireland. To honor the Blessed Virgin and to bid farewell to Father Couture, the Oregon missions of the Society of St. Pius X had a celebration on August 15th, in Silverton, Oregon.

"... Joyfulness of heart is the life of a man . . ."

Fresh fish or flesh fish?

Women and the Mystery of Suffering

A sermon by Fr. Gregory Foley.

The Pope's Day

This article appeared in TIME in 1947 describing an average day in the life of His Holiness, Pope Pius XII. This Pontiff, who died in October, 1958, surely was given strength from heaven in order to keep such a remarkable schedule!

News Briefs

Articles from the RNS: Nuns' Group endorses individual choice on sexual ethics — Catholics open new office to expand contacts with other faiths.

The Miracle of the Sun

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the great miracle on October 13, 1917, we present a narrative of the historic event.

Ask Me...

Father Carl answers questions about a passage of the Gospel about exorcism, the religion of "Anglican Catholics, and Bishop de Castro Mayer's reluctance to ordain traditional priests.