Issue: November 2009

Letter from the Editor

At the beginning of the 1970s, there was an Archbishop who, in the eyes of many of his fellow bishops, seemed unable to overcome his inclination towards a form of the Catholic religion which was...

Letter #75

Letter #75 to Friends and Benefactors from Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X H.E. Bishop Bernard Fellay   Dear Friends and Benefactors,  ...

Church and World

Interview with Bishop Fellay by Fr. Vernoy, Superior of Africa With the lifting of the decree of excommunication, doctrinal issues now have to be dealt with between Rome and the Society of...

Official Dialogue and Real Persecutions

Fr. Alain Lorans in colloboration with Fr. Christian Thouvenot The annual 2008 report of the charity ACN (Aid to the Church in Need) was recently presented by Marc Fromager, director of the...

The Role of the Mother in Education

Michael J. Rayes “I owe a debt to my mother. Virtues go easily from mothers into the hearts of their children, who willingly do what they see being done.” (Cure of Ars)...

Pope Pius XII on Large Families

Address of Pope Pius XII to the Directors of the Associations for Large Families of Rome and of Italy (Jan. 20, 1958) You are well aware of the lively interest We have in family life, of how...

The Eye of the Needle

Edwin Faust Katharine Mary Drexel dedicated her life and inheritance to the needs of Native Americans and Blacks in the West and Southwest United States and established a religious order, the...

Catechism Of the Crisis In the Church

PART 29 Fr. Matthias Gaudron This selection concludes the “Catechism of the Crisis.” It is a continuation of last month’s questions concerning the Society of St. Pius X,...

Catechism of the Crisis in the Church

PART 30 Fr. Matthias Gaudron The Final Chapter This selection concludes the “Catechism of the Crisis.” It is a continuation of last month’s questions concerning the...

Questions and Answers

Fr. Peter R. Scott Must another person be present when a priest celebrates Mass? The Church’s law on this question is quite categorical, and is contained in Canon 813 of the 1917 Code...