Issue: November 2002

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95 YEARS AGO: Modernism Condemned

Subtitled "Defending Pope St. Pius X's Sanctity," the author reports on a little-known primary source document that was prepared at the behest of the Sacred Congregation of Rites in order to dispel any doubt regarding the honesty and even the heroic conduct of Pope Pius X in the face of the insurrection of the modernists.

BOOK REVIEW: Saint Pius X, Restorer

Reviewer Mark Fellows decides that in St. Pius X: Restorer of the Church, Yves Chiron presents a detailed, well-balanced portrait of the saint that is well researched, descriptive, objective, and edifying. If you haven't time to read the book, this expansive review is a good substitute...

Questions & Answers

Fr. Scott explains why Catholics do not eat meat on Fridays, and accounts for the variations in translations of Genesis 3:15. He then explains why the priests of the SSPX do not send faithful who have grounds for an annulment to the local diocesan tribunals.

Liturgiam Authenticam

Fr. Stephen Somerville, the priest who helped "translate" the New Mass (seeThe Angelus,Oct. 2002), comments on the Instruction Liturgiam Authenticam, a practical treatise on translation dated March 28, 2001. The Instruction gives clear guidelines on how to translate the Roman Liturgy into vernacular languages. It is an Instruction that fills a long-standing need...

Capitalism and Catholic Economics Part 2

Conclusion of the article begun last month dealing with the Catholic model of economics–Distributism. This part addresses the three most popular misconceptions regarding Distributism.

Observations on Catholic Social Teaching And Economic Law

A philosopher ruminates on the fundamental problem with Capitalism: The core problem with Capitalism is that it rejects the idea that there are "limits"...