Issue: January 2008

Letter from the Editor

Editor Fr. Kenneth Novak muses over the troubling news that fewer and fewer people are reading, and he passes along the remedy prescribed by two physicians of souls: daily doses of R&R–Reality and Reading...

Ireland: From Saints and Scholars to Wild Geese

A brief summary of Ireland's tale from the 400s to the late 1600s; from its baptism into the Catholic Faith to the "Flight of the Wild Geese" and the eviction of the last Catholic king and the Catholic nobility with all of its unhappy consequences.

Catechism of the Crisis in the Church (Part 8)

By FR. MATTHIAS GAUDRON.

Our serialization continues with the chapter of the Cathechism devoted to questions of civil society. The relationship between Church and State and the idea of religious liberty are discussed, with a special emphasis on the contemporary debate about the latter.

"Si Si No No"

"Pope Benedict XVI's Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum and Recent Doctrinal Clarifications from Rome" and "Commentaries on the Responses of the CDF to Some Questions Regarding the Nature of the Church"



Seven Keys to a Christian Home

Many of the first principles of home-building have been lost in the battle for houses. There is a great difference between a house and a home...

The End-Times Ecstasy

Edwin Faust

A preoccupation with apocalyptic visions is not without its danger to our mental and spiritual health...

What It Means to Have a Soul

Twenty Minutes with Fr. de Chivré:

I am going to tell you exactly what a soul is and dispel any vagueness in your notions. It holds the secret of our personality.

Questions & Answers

Fr. Scott answers the questions: Can a person perform the penance received in Confession after having fallen back into mortal sin, and does chewing gum break ecclesiastical fasts.

Writing Contest Winner September-November 2007

The winning composition of the September-November 2007 Writing Contest by Miss Bridget Miller of Kansas City, Missouri.