Issue: March 2010

Letter from the Editor

What makes Fatima so interesting for traditional Catholics is its relation to the history of the 20th century, especially Church history. Our attention is immediately drawn to the year of the...

SSPX Rosary Crusade

  Introductory Letter from US District Superior Fr. Arnaud Rostand about the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Rosary Crusade of the Society of St. Pius X.  ...

Interview with Bishop Fellay on the Rosary Crusade

Your Excellency, you called for a Rosary Crusade from May 1, 2009, until May 31, 2010. What was the reason for such an important effort? It is obvious that we are not in normal times. We are...

Consecration of the United States of America District of the Society of St. Pius X to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Novena Prayer   This novena will take place from March 12–20 in preparation for the SSPX’s USA District’s Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Sunday, March...

Fatima, Benedict XVI, and the Crisis in the Church

The Dominicans of Avrillé On October 13, 1917, the greatest miracle in the history of the Church took place, at least as measured by the number of people who witnessed it. You would have...

The Origin of the Rosary

The Dominicans of Avrillé The most holy Virgin in these last times in which we live has given a new efficacy to the recitation of the Rosary to such an extent that there is no problem,...

Great Historical Victories of the Rosary

Fr. Marie-Dominique, O.P. Victory over the Albigensians In the 13th century in the southern part of France called Languedoc, shortly after the Blessed Virgin Mary revealed it to St. Dominic,...

Consecration to Mary

Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange explains the doctrine, meaning, and importance of the Consecration to Mary as taught by St. Louis de Montfort. In his Treatise...

The Consecration of the Human Race to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. Fr. Garrigou- Lagrange here explains the bigger picture: beyond the personal consecration to Mary, the whole social order depends on Her as well. Although...

The Immaculate Heart of Mary and World Peace

Fr. Roger Calmel, O.P. A reflection on the message of Fatima, the importance of devotion to our Lady, and the necessity of conversion. We shall reflect on the words of the Blessed Virgin...

The Consecration of Russia

Fr. Andreas Mählmann Why Is the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary the Key to the Solution of the Current Crisis in the Church? Why pray for a consecration of...

Television: The Soul at Risk

Isabelle Doré PART 4   This is the fourth installment of a series on television. It was originally published as a book by Clovis in France (Clovis is the publishing house of...

The Authority of Vatican II Questioned

PART 3 Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre Fr. Gleize is a professor of ecclesiology at the seminary of the SSPX in Ecône and now a member of the commission involved in the doctrinal...

Validity Is Not Enough

PART 3 Fr. Scott Gardner, SSPX The Vocation and Suitability of Candidates for Holy Orders We have now seen all of the factors which must be taken into account to ensure the validity of...

The Ultimate Romance

PART 1 Edwin Faust Through the gray mist of July morning a young man saw his paradise. The use of the personal pronoun is not intended to psychologize Heaven, but to note that each of the...

Church and World

Excerpts from Bishop Fellay’s Conference at Paris, January 8-10, 2010 Please, let us not use the word negotiations, it completely misses the point. This has nothing to do with...

Questions and Answers

Can my monthly holy hour for priests fulfilling the requirements of the Prayer Crusade for Priests be changed to another day?