Issue: August 1999

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Archbishop Lefebvre: In Memoriam, Pt. 1

An account of the last days of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre written by the then rector of the SSPX Ecône Seminary, Fr. Michel Simoulin.

Holiness for Men

The Catholic religion is not just for women and children, but there are reasons why its practice has taken on an effeminate cast and why otherwise good men are justifiably turned off. The author cites four reasons how this situation has evolved in the Church and suggests a two-pronged first step to restoring masculine holiness which, in any case, must be lived if it is to endure.

Catholic Education, Pt. 7

Fr. Alain Delagneau on how a cradle Catholic becomes a real Catholic.

Religious Crises in Adolescence

Practical advice to parents on helping adolescents get through their religious crises successfully.

Questions and Answers

Baptism by the laity, the scope of the expression "Mother of God," and how to answer a Protestant asking about one's personal relationship with Jesus are the object of Fr. Peter Scott's answers.

Kids vs. Children

Do you have kids at your house? Or do you have children? It's pretty easy to tell the difference...

The Rise & Decline of Nationalism

To understand the origins and impact of nationalism is to understand much of the decline of Western civilization.

Roman Catholicism & American Utopianism, Pt. 1

The Divergent Paths of Orestes A. Brownson and Isaac T. Hecker. "In the summer of 1844 Orestes Brownson saw what no American Catholic prelate dared even think, let alone articulate: the freedom so lionized by partisans of democracy was in fact a cancer eating into the very vitals of society..."