Issue: December 2002

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Pastoral Letter: On the Problems of the Modern Apostolate

Starting with this installment, for the first time in English, The Angelus will serialize On the Problems of the Modern Apostolate, the monumental pastoral letter of January 6, 1953, written by Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer which identified modernist creep, crystalized the Church's teaching for his diocese (Campos, Brazil), and thereby saved clergy and faithful from the seduction of Vatican II.

The Rosary Modified

On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, Pope John Paul II published the Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae by which he decreed the Year of the Rosary, to run from October 2002 to October 2003. He also proposed five new mysteries to the meditation of the faithful. This long document calls for a few comments.

An Explanation of the MODERNIST CONCEPTS Introduced into the Rosary

Pope John Paul II's new Rosary meditations, the '"Mysteries of Light," include the "proclamation of the Kingdom of God" and "the Eucharist, as the sacramental expression of the Paschal Mystery." It is interesting to know what the new religion issued from Vatican II means by these concepts.

Questions & Answers

Father Scott addresses a burning topic: Could a U.S. attack on Iraq [or Iran, or Libya, or Syria, for that matter...] be considered a just war?

The Theology and spirituality of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Fr. Franz Schmidberger exhaustively compares the traditional rite of Mass with the new order of Mass. Includes a chart highlighting the differences between the traditional Offertory and the "Preparation of the Gifts" in the new rite.

Cluny

The landmark Benedictine Abbey of Cluny, in Burgundy, France, "did a tremendous amount for the development of Western architecture," Dr. Marie-France Hilgar explains in this copiously illustrated article. A must-see destination for travelers to France!