Issue: September 1978

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The Archbishop Speaks

Sermon pronounced by His Grace, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X, on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 14, 1975, at Ecône, Switzerland.

Saint Edmund Campion

Conclusion of the life of St. Edmund Campion, martyr.

Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val

The name Cardinal Merry del Val may strike in us a faint spark of recognition. Yet, most of us may not be as aware as we should of the life of this man who certainly must be ranked among the giants who helped shape the course of world events.

Archbishop Lefebvre on the Conclave

The following are statements made in an interview given to the Milan daily, Il Giornale, on August 28, 1978, just before the announcement that top Vatican personnel would be reconfirmed in office.

Habemus Papam?

A veteran Vatican news correspondent reports on the surprise, speedy election of the Venetial Patriarch to the See of Rome and provides background about Pope John Paul I.

Pascendi Gregis

Excerpts from the Encyclical Letter of Pope St. Pius X on the doctrine of the Modernists.

On the Mass

Contrasted teachings of the Conciliar Church and the Roman Catholic Church on the formula of Consecration and the ecumenical slant of the New Order of Mass.

A Day at Econe

An American seminarian shares the daily routine of a student studying for the priesthood at the International Seminary of St. Pius X, Ecône, Switzerland.

BEWARE! Even Theology Class Isn't Sacred Anymore

An eye-opening review of a book passed off as freshman theology in a Catholic high school,  a "sex ed" primer that contests Christian morality and subverts the faith and morals of children. Also informative about SIECUS, Sex Information and Education Council of the United States, the major source of all sex education material used in the country.

Sacrilege

In-depth reporting about the Catholic high school in Texas teaching an immoral, subversive sex ed class to the freshmen. "...Parents became alarmed when children (mixed classes of boys and girls) attending Saint Pius X High School brought home materials used in classes which were unquestionably pornographic and lewd..."

Notes from Europe

• Archbishop Lefebvre's opinions on the election of the new pope clarified • 30-day spiritual exercises scheduled for August.

Ask Me

Father Carl addresses questions about the Communion fast, John Paul I's coronation ceremony, the Mary Immaculate Queen bishop, the soul of a test-tube baby, joining the YMCA, and what to do when a traditional Mass is too far away to attend Sundays.