Issue: April 1981

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To Our Readers

Our Easter issue has an international flavor, with stories from Mexico and England and a glimpse of a very unusual Russian Easter...

The Archbishop Speaks

A sermon on the Feast of the Purification addressed to the men receiving minor orders—what the Church promises and expects of them.

Triumph in Mexico

In this first installment of a three-part series, Father Bolduc recounts the thrilling adventures of His Grace the Archbishop among traditional Catholics south of the border.

He Is Risen Indeed!

The Resurrection of Christ is in every sense the cornerstone of our Faith.

Poems

Four poems from four poets: "Like a Lamb Led to Slaughter," "Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus," "Christus Resurgens," and "Opus Tormentum" by David Read.

In Ages Past: A Fantasy

A good story, imaginatively told, can sometimes explain things far better than a theological tome. Below, we believe, you have a case in point.

Modernism in Practice

A survey of happenings from around the U.S., from an ecumenical service in a Connecticut cathedral to a night-club act by Pittsburgh priests.

The Story of Bishop Challoner, 1691

In the 19th century, England's "second spring" was due in no small part to the effectiveness of Bishop Challoner's apostolate in giving his little flock the courage to keep the faith at a time when there was no hope that things would ever improve. Pastor Historicus tells his story.

Conservative Catholics in Crisis

Anthony A. Mazzone reviews James Hitchcock's Catholicism and Modernity.

Children of the Novus Ordo

In her earlier article, Mrs. Wilmott sketched an outline of her family's experience in re-discovering the Tridentine Mass. Here she expands on her original report.

Ask Me

Father Carl answers questions about Marriage Encounter, Masons, the validity of the New Mass, women sacristans, and more!