Issue: February 1988

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From the Desk of the Editor

Lately many newspapers, both religious and secular, have published reports and articles concerning Archbishop Lefebvre and the Society of St. Pius X...

The Archbishop Speaks

The principal extract from a sermon by His Grace, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre given at the Church of St. Nicolas du Chardonnet on Sunday, December 13, 1987, the Feast of St. Lucy. The extract concerns His Grace's reflections on the Apostolic Visit of Cardinal Gagnon.

The Virus of Humanism

Humanism is the poison that is destroying the modern world, and this poison has infiltrated even within the Church, so it is important that you are aware of what is the enemy, what is the danger, so that you can recognize it when you see it.

Forbears in the Faith: St. Philip Evans, S.J.

Father Caraman recounts the life of one of the English martyrs.

In the Chains of the Hammer & Sickle

Father Krupa's story of life in Communist Hungary continues: the trial commences.

The Fear I Felt

A young woman duped into an abortion tells of the aftermath . . .

From the RNS

High court in Canada strikes down abortion ban • Judge denies Demjanjuk request to pray in court • Gratitude for wife's health leads to 90-foot statue—Our Lady of the Rockies!

The Proud Knight

Once upon a time there was a proud knight who was filled with the dread of hell...

Litany of Humility

The prayer that Cardinal Merry del Val was accustomed to recite after Mass.

Marquette's Moral Theology Professor Daniel Maguire, Doctor of Death

Mr. Valenza reports on the teaching of another 'Catholic theologian' whose heterodoxy surpasses that of the notorious Charles Curran!

Letter to the Editor

A reader provides some background on Charles Curran and the prevailing ethos at Cornell.

Popular Action Against Creeping Pluralism

An account of the protest against an interfaith service at Westminster Cathedral in England has been written for us by Julia Grimer, a member of the traditionalist Young Roman Catholics.

Joyfulness...

Some humor.

Ask Me

Father Carl answers questions about the use of aborted fetal parts in remedies, shopping on Sundays, the Way of the Cross, and what to do when there is no true Mass celebrated nearby.