Letter from the Editor

Communism is one of the topics in this issue of The Angelus. It is reflected in the voice of the popes (Divini Redemptoris of Pius XI), in a commentary of Bishop Tissier de Mallerais and in one of the victims of communism: Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

International Pilgrimage of Christ the King at Lourdes

This was the largest pilgrimage organized by the Society of St. Pius X in its history. Nearly 300 priests, brothers and seminarians, more than 150 sisters and at least 18,000 faithful came to gather around the Grotto of Massabielle, with their four bishops consecrated by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre 20 years ago...

Rampant Disobedience of the Bishops

On July 7, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI issued his motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, in which he made the traditional Latin Mass accessible for every priest worldwide. On the first anniversary of the motu proprio, the Kirchliche Umschau, a traditional publication in Germany with close ties to the SSPX, spoke with a priest who has observed Vatican politics in Rome over the last 30 years.

Letter #73

Letter #73 to Friends and Benefactors from Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X

The Church and Communism

Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais contrasts the Church's teaching on Communism before the Second Vatican Council with its failure to condemn Communism at Vatican II and the modern Church's so-called Ostpolitik.

Selections from DIVINI REDEMPTORIS

Key passages from Pius XI's Encyclical Letter on Communism, Divini Redemptoris.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn

An appreciation of the life and work of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who entered eternity on August 3, 2008.

Starting from Zero, Part 3

The first part of this series discussed scientism and liberalism. The second outlined a more adequate view of knowledge that is capable of supporting a better way of life, and argued that the teaching authority of the Church would be at the center of any basic improvement. But how more specifically can we put things on track?

Catechism of the Crisis in the Church, Pt. 14

This part (14), (postponed from the July issue), concludes Chapter 6 on Ecumenism with a close look at the Prayer Meeting of Religions at Assisi, October 26, 1986; the Balamand Declaration of 1993; and the effects and moral implications of false ecumenism.

The Consecration of Sunday

Ten Minutes with Fr. de Chivré: On Keeping Holy the Lord's Day.

Questions & Answers

Fr. Peter Scott answers questions about the New Evangelization and Catholic cemeteries.

Book Review: God's Alphabet

God's Alphabet: The ABC's of the Church, verses by M.H. Ruane, text by Janet Robson (Angelus Press, 2008), reviewed by Michael Sestak. SUMMARY: An Alphabet Catechism of Catholic words and rhymes by which children learn to identify each letter with a person, place, or thing as seen through eyes of the Catholic Faith.