Issue: December 2009
Letter from the Editor
In the science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 , written by Ray Bradbury in 1951, the author describes a society in which it is forbidden to read or even own books. A special “fire...
The Authority of Vatican II Questioned
PART 1 Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize, SSPX SERIES PREFACE BY BISHOP FELLAY “In the end, you are just like the Protestants: you prefer ‘private interpretation’ above the...
Validity Is Not Enough
PART 1 Fr. Scott Gardner, SSPX The Vocation and Suitability of Candidates for Holy Orders Another one of “those phone calls” They generally come in one of two forms:...
Africa
Fr. Dominique Bourmaud, sspx “Karibu Kenya!’’ This is one the first expressions you hear to let you know how welcome you are in black Africa. It is obviously the case for any...
Cremation Versus Apostolic Tradition
M. H. H. M. Jansen The number of cremations has been increasing annually, and in many Western countries now exceeds the number of burials. In the Netherlands, the pivotal date was February 20,...
Church and World
Beginning of the Doctrinal Discussions Between Rome and the Society of Saint Pius X On Monday, October 26, from 9:30am until 12:30pm, at the Palace of the Holy Office, the first doctrinal...
The Problem with Modern Music
Dr. David A. White This article is about addiction, an addiction that has hold of most people today. To give you an idea of how pervasive this addiction is, simply consider the mystical fervor...
Saint of the Sanhedrin
Scott Montgomery “But one came and told them: Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the Temple, standing and teaching the people. Then went the officer with the ministers and...
Television: The Soul at Risk
PART 1 Isabelle Doré This is the first installment of a series on television. It was originally published as a book by Clovis in France. The preface and introduction below...
On Being Held Back
Initium sapientiae timor Domini (Ps 110). Robert Wyer Like so many good things in my life, this one comes from my wife. Every year, on the Feast of Pentecost, she...
Questions and Answers
Fr. Peter R. Scott Is it permissible to baptize a person who is senile or who has dementia? The answer to this question is clearly given in the rubrics of the Roman Ritual. In the section on...
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