Issue: October 1980

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The Archbishop Speaks

Archbishop Lefebvre's Easter Monday sermon to the Italian faithful who invited him to Venice.

A Very Important Ninth of October

There are other days without official status, but commemorating events that had far-reaching effects... One of my favorite such dates is October 9th, the day John Henry Newman became a Catholic.

The World Our Enemy

With his usual combination of subtlety and clarity, gentleness and force, Newman here analyzes the relationship of Christians to the world.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: What Went Wrong?

It seems that the Church is waking up to the reality that an entire generation is no longer marching behind the banner of Vatican II reforms...

Sacrilege!

It IS happening: Laymen attempting to celebrate Mass in an official parish church of an official diocese with the full knowledge of the hierarchy...

The Great Rosary

Traditional Catholics, having suffered but survived first the tremendous shock of hearing Revealed Truth disputed with impunity within Catholic circles, then the exhausting turmoil of fighting once-holy priests and nuns, and finally the heartsickness over the futility of their efforts to preserve traditional Catholic practices in their parish schools and churches, find themselves, soon after their exhilarating re-discovery of the true Mass and Sacraments, faced with a new kind of pain: their fruitless though zealous efforts to draw other anguished Catholics to the sources of their own restored peace of soul.

Saint Francis of Assisi

This is a most brief history of our October Saint; one who is so loved by all, even by most non-Catholics.

Get Involved!

The following letter has been received at THE ANGELUS. It contains information regarding a directive from Rome to the bishops of the world—information which is not widely known at this time...

Long Live Christ the King!

Since the beginning of time the forces of good have been battling the forces of evil. The Feast of Christ the King renews our courage to continue the fight.

Father Collins Appointed Headmaster

A new headmaster for St. Mary's Academy announced.

Saint Mary's Academy Begins Second Year

Saint Mary's Traditional Catholic Academy at St. Marys, Kansas, has opened its second year by nearly doubling its previous enrollment.

Cardinal Newman on the Sublimity of the Mass

Glowing words of praise in reference to the Holy Sacrifice are those which Cardinal Newman speaks by the mouth of his hero in his book Loss and Gain.

Angel Talk

Catechism questions and quizzes about Devotions to Our Lady.

Angel of God, my guardian dear

A primer on Guardian Angels.

Ask Me...

Father Carl answers questions about the fate of St. Christopher's feast, baking Communion breads, supine acceptance of the New Mass, and signs of a religious vocation.