Issue: January 2010

Letter from the Editor

One of the most remarkable statements ever made about the reform of religious orders is the saying about the Carthusian order: The Carthusians were never reformed because they were never deformed...

The Asian District of the Society of Saint Pius X

  Fr. Daniel Couture is District Superior of Asia. During his most recent visit to Paris, he answered some questions for DICI .   Father, what can you tell us about the Asian...

Church and World

Crisis of Vocations Le Figaro (a French daily newspaper) reported about the meeting of the French Episcopal Conference, held in Lourdes from November 2 to 8, 2008. “While I ordain two...

The Mystery of Saintliness

Edwin Faust When I incautiously allow my mind to loiter on the frontiers beyond which human knowledge is barred entry, the origin of sin sometimes perplexes me. The phrase “mystery of...

Television: The Soul at Risk

PART 2 Isabelle Doré This is the second installment of a series on television. It was originally published as a book by Clovis in France (Clovis is the publishing house of the...

Pope Paul’s New Mass

Michael Davies Recently reprinted by Angelus Press, Pope Paul’s New Mass is the famous critique by Michael Davies of the new liturgy. As a sample, and to demonstrate its relevance...

Questions and Answers

Fr. Peter R. Scott How can we deny that non-Catholic Christian religions are means of salvation, given that they have (frequently) valid baptism? The denomination of false religions as...

Letter to the Editor

  Dear Editor,     The following I only bring to your attention because there has been animated discussion/concern here by some members of the parish and by students of...