Issue: December 1979

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Homage to His Grace

Congratulations to His Grace on the occasion of his golden jubilee from Fr. Paul Aulagnier,  Superior of the SSPX French district.

The Golden Jubilee Sermon

Archbishop Lefebvre calls for a crusade, and gives his last testament.

Blessed John Forest

Dr. Brennan contrasts the way the Church proceeds in her process of canonization with that of the Protestant John Foxxe and his "Book of Martyrs," and offers the life of Blessed John Forest to show why sometimes the Church does not raise to the full honors of the altar with the title of Saint a holy martyr.

What Is a Schismatic?

The "pope" of Tubingen, Hans Küng, has publicly rebuked John Paul II...

One Pilgrim's Memories

An interesting, detailed account of a wonderful pilgrimage's progress through Italy and France and Belgium.

On Contempt for the World

The Conciliar Church says one thing about the world, while the Catholic Church teaches another.

Pentecost in Appleby

Nineteen seventy-nine has been a momentous year for Catholic traditionalists... It would not be fitting to let the year pass without recording an event which took place in a small town in England's beautiful Lake District on the Feast of Pentecost.

On the Shepherds Finding Our Lord

The passage which follows is an extract from a beautiful Christmas sermon of St. Bernard of Clairvaux delivered in the Chapter House of his monastery. It is a sermon upon which we can meditate at length to deepen our faith and draw inspiration.

Ask Me

Father Carl answers questions about a family situation caused by divorce,  whether a Protestant convert ought to be conditionally baptized, Catholic membership in Freemasonry, and a child's preparation for First Holy Communion.