Issue: February 1979

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The Archbishop Speaks

Discourse pronounced by His Grace, the Most Reverend Marcel Lefebvre on September 8, 1975, at Mariazell in Austria, after having been forbidden to celebrate Holy Mass, to the great scandal of the numerous pilgrims present.

The Society of Saint Pius X

The official name of the Society in French includes the word "sacerdotal," and the Society is indeed meant to be sacerdotal in every way... From St. Pius X to Archbishop Lefebvre and the FSSPX.

Sisters of the Society of Saint Pius X

An introduction to a new religious congregation, the Sisters of the Society of St. Pius X.

News from Econe

News of the Society in Spain, Italy, France, and Switzerland reported by Eugene Berry.

Saint Philip Howard

A life of the English martyr St. Philip Howard, a man of ancient pedigree...and of social position second only to the royal family...

"I Will Never Compromise"

The Archbishop's statement of intent after his meeting with the Pope and Cardinal Seper at Rome.

About Pope John Paul II, the Council and the Conference in Mexico

Mary Martinez writes from Rome: Insight into the new pontificate of Pope John Paul II, and a sound debunking of the opinions of Malachi Martin about it.

Saint John Berchmans

In this brief account of St. John Berchmans, whose life had nothing extraordinary about it, Mr. Fantz focuses on what made him a great man of the Church and a model for our time.

Open Letter to the Most Reverend Pedro Arrupe, S.J., General of the Society of Jesus

Former Communist and Catholic convert Hamish Fraser, editor of Approaches, issues a challenge to the General of the Society of Jesus over their advocacy of collaboration with Communism.

Saint Mary's Academy To Open

A traditional Catholic boarding school at St. Marys, Kansas, will open in the fall of 1979.

The Society of Saint Pius X in Italy

The Director of the Society's seminary at Albano, near Rome, gives a history of the property under SSPX ownership and speaks of its current function as a seminary and center of apostolic action.

More on "Ecumenism"

What the Conciliar Church says and what the Roman Catholic Church actually teaches about ecumenism are herein clearly set forth.

Sacrilege!

In last fall's elections, Proposition 6 in California put before the voters a proposition which provided for the firing of teachers and other school personnel who openly advocated and promoted homosexual activity. Guess which side the Bishops took...

Vatican Encounter: Conversations with Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre

Dr. Mary Buckalew reviews a new book: an interview of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre by Dutch journalist Jose Hanu.

Ask Me

Father Carl fields questions on confirmation sponsors, the survival of the Dickinson parish, Church dogma, the 'peace symbol' and the form of the sacrament of Holy Communion.