Issue: April 2005

PRESS RELEASE

The SSPX's press release on the occasion of the election of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger to the supreme pontificate.

THE HUGH HEWITT INTERVIEW

After the papal election, Hugh Hewitt invited on his radio show two articulate Catholics: Dwight Rabuse, attorney and talk show host; and Dr. David Allen White, U.S. Naval Academy English Literature professor, "America's Professor" on Shakespeare and classical music.

A FIRST LOOK AT POPE BENEDICT XVI

John Vennari prognosticates: What Pope Benedict XVI's papacy will bring remains to be seen. Forecasting a new pope's actions is a precarious art, even when one believes he has sufficient facts. Will his pontificate be one of restoration of Tradition, or will it be yet another post-Conciliar papacy of the New Theology? His track record up to now would indicate the latter. Article includes a side-bar on the papal coat of arms.

PRAY MUCH FOR THE HOLY FATHER

Fr. Nicholas Mary, C.SS.R.

When we pray "for the intentions of our Holy Father the Pope" we are praying for something objective, something determined by the Church and laid down long ago...

Si Si No No #63: The Ecumenism Trap, Conclusion

Conclusion of the review of Dr. Georg May's The Ecumenism Trap.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Is it correct to speak of our "Judeo-Christian" heritage? Whom did the children of Adam and Eve marry? Fr. Peter Scott answers.

THE CULT OF MONEY

Ed Willock

The cult of money is the greatest of all idolatries...

WHY IS MONEY SICK

There are rough times ahead for credit-and-finance capitalism....Belloc said that "things will not get right again... until society becomes as simple as it used to be," and on that way back to reality there will no doubt be suffering: "We shall have to go through a pretty bad time before we get back to that." However, if the future brings suffering, it will also bring wisdom, even about things economic.

ECONOMIC WAR ON THE FAMILY

John McManus

The attack on the family comes from many sources. It certainly comes from the economic realm, and it has to be understood by more people, especially Catholics. America could be made Catholic yet, and although we have a long way to go, the information needed to correct modern ills is more readily available now than ever.

BOOK REVIEW: Economics for Helen

This is the book that tells us as much as we need to know to be convinced that Catholics must rethink their "comfort zones" and really change the way they live. Otherwise, genuine Catholic life is impossible. Reviewed by Dr. Peter Chojnowski.