Issue: July 2011

Letter from the Editor

Extreme positions are sometimes despicable, but they sometimes help to clarify things. Let me therefore quote a “defense” of the late Pope John Paul II, written by an American priest trained in Rome; it is a defense against what he considers an unjustified attack by the SSPX.

Education of the Youth: The Future of the Church

St. Pius X himself taught that there can be no restoration without a proper formation, without religious instruction, without schools.

Our Lady of Fatima Correspondence Catechism

Sisters of the Society Saint Pius X “Sister, you have not shown them the Catechism; they have to see the Catechism!” Such was the gentle reproach that Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre...

Integrating Language Arts with Spiritual Life

The greatest part of his knowledge, both of nature and of men, is frequently from books. Literature, taking the word in its broadest meaning, is one of man’s greatest earthly treasures. It gives expression to deep thought and noble emotions and teaches some of life’s most important lessons.

Our Lady of Good Success: Her Importance For Our Time

On February 2, 2011, a special jubilee occurred: the 400th anniversary of the blessing and solemn enthronement of the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Good Success in the convent of the Third Order Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception in Quito, Ecuador.

SiSiNoNo

Beatification and Canonization Since Vatican II: The Difficulties Arising from the Council

Brideshead Revisited: A Commentary—Part 5

In Part 5 of Dr. White’s lecture on Brideshead Revisited, he continues his analysis of the novel, focusing on character development and the artistic depth of the plot.

The Civitas Institute Interviews Fr. Xavier Beauvais

Fr. Beauvais is the prior of St. Nicolas-du-Chardonnet and is in charge of the Civitas Institute’s training in the Church’s Social Doctrine

Interview with Fr. Loic Duverger

"The Church’s social doctrine is more relevant than ever. It is the only solution for our dechristianized societies."

Church and World

Commentary on the Instruction Universae Ecclesiae Announced as early as December 30, 2007, by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Instruction Universae Ecclesiae on the application of the Motu...

Questions and Answers

Is Vatican II the cause of the world-wide pedophile scandal?

The Last Word

In Praise of the Archbishop’s Prudence