Issue: April 1989

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Father Cooper writes...

The results from the readers' survey are in.

RNS

News items culled from the Religious News Service.

Catholic Lebanon: A 1300-year Crusade

This is the first part of a two-part story on the fascinating history of this little country that has suffered so greatly for the Faith. This first portion of the story deals with the early history of Lebanon's Catholicism, up until the 13th century.

St. Louis de Montfort: A Saint for Our Times

For St. Louis Marie De Montfort, the rosary was that perfect prayer of which he had made himself the apostle...

"Fidelity" Story Rings Untrue

Father Laisney corrects the record about errors in a Fidelity magazine article.

A priest's testimony

A priest's personal testimony to the importance of wearing the Roman collar!

Josyf Cardinal Slipyi

The concluding chapter of Cardinal Slipyi's story.

Letters to the Editor

Father Cooper replies to some interesting reader comments and corrections.

A Traditional Family Business

The story of the Gerald Mitchell family and their family business, St. Regis Pottery and Tile, offers an interesting and inspiring story for traditional Catholics everywhere, in this age of mechanization.

Freemasonry: A Group the K of C must stay clear of

The Knights of Columbus are an old Catholic lay organization with thousands of members world-wide. It seems however they are losing their Catholicity (in the name of Ecumenism) even to the point of participating in ceremonies at a Masonic temple. Some Knights see the danger, and in this article one knight voices a warning and a reminder as to who the Freemasons really are.

Ask Me...

Father Carl answers questions about the Fatima message, proofs of purgatory, how to teach social sciences to children without corrupting them, and the Angelus itself.