Issue: July 2004
POPE PIUS X's DESIRES FOR THE CHURCH
For the centenary of St. Pius X's pontificate, Bishop Tissier de Mallerais gave this sermon in his praise. The program of St. Pius X to restore all things in Christ may be summed up in four words: beautify, streamline, fortify, and sanctify... Includes an incisive analysis of St. Pius X's encyclical on the Modernists, Pascendi, and a sidebar on Fr. Emmanuel, a model pastor.
Letter to Friends and Benefactors, #66
Letter #66 to Friends and Benefactors from Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X
BISHOP BALKE AND TRADITION
Correspondence between His Excellency Victor Balke, Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, and Fr. Paul Kimbal, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Crookston.
MISSION SAN LUIS REY
San Luis Rey de Francia was one of the 21 missions of what was called El Camino Real. It was named in honor of St. Louis IX, King of France. A short history of the old Franciscan mission in California, abundantly illustrated with photographs taken by Troy Cox.
CARDINAL PIE'S DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE
Cardinal Pie's letter to the French Minister of the Public Instruction and Cults on the right relationship between the Church and State: "If despotism brings rebellion, rebellion brings corruption of morals as well as of spirit. And nations, tossed about by revolutions without end, oscillate between anarchy with its ruins, and dictatorship with its rigors and its infamies. Such are the inevitable fruits that princes and the people harvest from their absolute independence from the Catholic Church."
WHY GO ON RETREAT?
Fr. Pivert, a retreat master, answers: Why go on retreat? Who needs a retreat? What happens on retreat? The answer to these questions will make it clear why retreats are a moral necessity for every Catholic.
BOOK REVIEWS: Distributist Perspectives
Reviews of two works quite helpful for the understanding of Catholic Social Doctrine: Distributist Perspectives, reviewed by Dr. Chojnowski, and An Essay on the Economic Effects of the Reformation, reviewed by Alun Rowland.
THE ONE WHO HAS NEVER DECEIVED
Five Minutes with Fr. de Chivré: The joy of the Resurrection–He arose as He said He would.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Fr. Scott discusses the existence of the virtue of charity in heaven, and whether the suffering souls in purgatory are able to aid people on earth by their prayers.
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