Issue: September 2003

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Pastoral Letter: On the Problems of the Modern Apostolate

Questions 53-60 of Bishop de Castro Mayer's Catechism of Opportune Truths examine modern mores in light of the Catholic faith.

Saint Pius X: Reformer of the Liturgy

As part of the centenary celebration of St. Pius X's pontificate, Fr. Thuillier reports on the saint's reforms of sacred music, the breviary, and his decrees on frequent and early reception of Holy Communion.

Letter to Friends and Benefactors

Bishop Fellay reflects on the tragic division in the Church: The overturning of the Church's life imposed since the Council is the fruit of the eruption in its midst of a way of thinking that is contrary to and destructive of what is specifically Catholic. A merciless combat has been engaged between two opposing ideas, two ideas that are mutually exclusive... 

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Are Catholics duty-bound to tithe ten percent of their income? Fr. Scott answers.

Our Lady and Modesty

After establishing that we are indeed living in the End Times of Catholic prophecy, Retreatmaster Fr. Jacques Emily explains the origin of indecent modern fashions that "offend Our Lord very much and...hurl souls into hell."

Christendom and Revolution

Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara invites us "to open our eyes and see reality. The first step is to learn and reflect upon the Catholic view of History, upon how human events must be seen in the light of Faith. Without this light, the succession of events is incoherent and useless the study of History. And once we have seen, then we will have to choose..."

Modern Debasements of the Idea of God

The great 19th-century French counter-revolutionary bishop Cardinal Pie reflects on the First Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution "Of God Creator of All Things."