Issue: September 2023
Letter from the District Superior
One of the most precious heritages of our Catholic Tradition is the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ. This issue brings to our readers some of the rich reflections that have been drawn from the Cross over the ages.
The (Old and New) Mass and the Cross
By Fr. Ian Andrew Palko, SSPX In its twenty-second session, the bishops at Trent defined dogmatically that the Mass is a true and propitiatory sacrifice, offered to God alone. 1 The...
Found in Translation: An Introduction to “The Dream of the Rood”
An Introduction to “The Dream of the Rood” Dr. Amy Fahey The Ruthwell Cross. This Anglo-Saxon cross, inside Ruthwell Parish Church, dates from a time when Ruthwell...
The Hidden Treasure of the Church: Major Polish Film on the TLM
Major New Polish Film on the TLM By Dr. Peter Kwasniewski On May 13, 2023, an organization called Trudno Być Katolikiem (It’s Hard to Be Catholic) released a Latin Mass...
Reading the Cross of Christ’s Cradle: The Nativity
The Nativity as Death’s Crucifixion By Jonathan Wanner “And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.” ~John Donne Nativity poems are most candid when...
Walking the Via Dolorosa
There is nothing so profound as walking in the actual footsteps of our Incarnate God. This article provides a glimpse of this experience for those who have not yet been able to go to Jerusalem.
Haunted by the Cross: The Crucified Christ in Eliot’s Poetry
The Crucified Christ in Eliot’s Poetry By Dr. Matthew Childs Editor’s note: Parenthetical references in this article refer to page numbers in the 1950 Harcourt Brace...
Kilmer and the Cross
By Patrick Murtha The paradox of cheerfulness and suffering would be foreign, perhaps even repugnant, if Christ had not proven the truth of it on the cross. Think, for a second, with the...
Carrying the Cross in the School of Fra Angelico
To know how to carry one’s cross, let us go to the school of Fra Angelico who painted several frescos depicting St. Dominic at the foot of the cross. Through his paintings he expresses the dispositions of the Christian soul when faced with suffering and also the effects of the cross in our soul.
Étienne Gilson by Fr. Laurence Shook
Reviewed by Fr. Therasian Babu What is it to be a philosopher in the 20th Century? What does it take? Is it a profession or vocation? Technically, utility is not the primary concern of...
My Path to Tradition
By Lint Hatcher Tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up, and what was your level of exposure to Catholicism as a child and as a young adult? I grew up in the American...
Lexicon of the Crisis: “Revelation”
This lexicon takes some traditional terms and shows the difference between their traditional meaning and Modernist reinterpretation, and how they have been employed by the documents of Vatican II and the Conciliar Popes.
The Man of Sorrows
By Pauper Peregrinus St. Thomas Aquinas not only composed the Mass and Office of Corpus Christi, at the request of the pope, but also a Eucharistic hymn for his own private use, the Adoro...
The Mystery of the Redemption
By Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre Excerpt from Spiritual Life , pp. 112-116. The Mystery of the Cross God decided that the Word would become incarnate, and we could...
Meditations on St. John's Gospel-Chapter 21
By Pater Inutilis Some propose that the gospel of St. John was happily concluded with the end of chapter 20, where John said Jesus did many more signs than what has been recorded,...
Questions & Answers
By Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara, SSPX 1. The confession of sins must be integral. What does it mean? The confession is integral when the penitent confesses all the sins that must be declared....
The Last Word
Fr. David Sherry District Superior of Canada Dear Reader, The problem with the Catholic religion—according to some of its critics—is that it’s too good to be true. A God...
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