Issue: May 2001
Contemplatives: Their Place in the Church Militant
A Carthusian monk's apologia for the contemplative life as a powerful means of the Christian restoration of society.
In Defense of Monasteries
Describing an old photograph of the eviction of Carthusians from their monastery in 20th-century France, Fr. Cyprian introduces the main article on contemplatives with a reminder of the world's longstanding antagonism toward them, and the reason why.
The Power of Contemplation
Excerpts from Pope Pius XI's Apostolic Constitution Umbratilem, by which the statutes of the Carthusian Order were approved.
Testem Benevolentiae Nostrae
Excerpts from Pope Leo XIII's encyclical concerning new opinions, virtue, natue and grace, with regard to Americanism.
The Assumption
The fiftieth anniversary of the Assumption is a time to increase true devotion to our Lady and our hope of heaven, where we are all called to live in soul and body as the dogma itself confirms. Fr. Aldo Rossi reviews the history of the development of this dogma and its import for the faithful.
Questions & Answers
Fr. Scott fields the questions: What was the reason behind the suppression of many vigils and octaves under Pope Pius XII, and whether a person with Celiac disease would be protected by transubstantiation from being harmed by gluten in the host.
Some Things Never Change
St. John Chrysostom admonishes the faithful.
The Passing of the Old Pastor
Fr. Timothy Pfeiffer remembers the life of his Kentucky pastor, Fr. Francis Hannifin (1912-2001), one of the old guard that kept the Faith and handed it on. A magnificent tribute to both the deceased and his eulogist.
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