Issue: September 1979

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The Archbishop Speaks

The sermon of His Grace, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, on the Feast of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin, 15 August 1979, at Saint Mary's College, St. Marys, Kansas, during the Angelus Pilgrimage.

If There is a Decree

The rumor in high Vatican circles is that Pope John Paul II intends to issue a decree "authorizing" all priests to celebrate the traditional Catholic Mass...

A Pilgrim's Impressions

Random notes on the St. Mary's pilgrimage.

Saint Luke Kirby

The life of one of the martyr-priests of England whose missionary career lasted only a matter of hours.

Days to Remember

Local St. Marys Star correspondent Dorothy Hoobler gives a full report on the Angelus pilgrimage to St. Mary's.

Clothing of an Oblate of the SSPX

A young lady receives the habit of the Oblates of the SSPX.

Vietnamese Resurrection

Archbishop Lefebvre blesses a church in Port Arthur, Texas, for Vietnamese refugees determined to keep the old Faith and ways.

A Pilgrimage to Lourdes

An English pilgrim reports on the Pentecost pilgrimage to Lourdes that was one of the most striking manifestations of the growing strength of the traditionalist movement in Europe.

Book Review: Newman Against the Liberals

Review of a collection of sermons by Cardinal Newman with a foreword by Michael Davies.

The Academy at Saint Mary's Begins Classes

Headmaster Herman Belderok introduces the well-qualified faculty of St. Mary's Academy for the first academic year.

Saint Mary of the Miracles

"Oh, miracles don't happen any more," They said. "Not like they did in days of yore." You think they don't? I have to disagree. Just listen for a moment, friends, to me.

Ask Me...

Father Carl fields questions on the marriage ceremony, watching Mass on TV, Catholics being advised to attend Protestant service, and traditional monasteries and convents in the U.S.