Issue: September 1982

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To Our Readers

Our issue this month deals with a wide variety of subjects: from the sermon given by Archbishop Lefebvre on the Priesthood to the scandal of the American Bishops on the subject of abortion!

The Archbishop Speaks: On the Occasion of the Sacerdotal Ordination of Reverend Michel Simoulin

The more we deepen our knowledge of the mystery of the priesthood, the more it seems there is to say and the more profound are the realities to seek of this mystery...

U.S. Bishops and Abortion

The Catholic bishops have directed the faithful to make a ninety-degree turn in order to support a constitutional amendment that recognizes the States' right to abort but not the fetus's right to life. It is most certainly the most incompetent political decision by the Catholic bishops since the birth of the Republic.

Letter to the Apostolic Delegate

The second dossier on aberrations in the U.S. Catholic Church, the case of Father Andrew Greeley, is submitted to Monsignor Laghi.

The Gift of Faith

Modernism poses a threat to our faith, and hence to our prospects of salvation and our eternal destiny. It is thus important to us that we should learn to recognize it, particularly in view of its pervasive and insidious nature... First of a two-part study of Modernism by Michael Davies.

Blessed James Fenn

Dr. Brennan's series on the Martyrs of the English Reformation continues with this life of Blessed James Fenn.

Ite ad Joseph

The saga of the Society's church in London, thanks to St. Joseph.

Saints of God, make intercession for us

Our featured saint for the month of September is Saint Notburga, whose feast is celebrated on the 13th.

Novena in Honor of Our Sorrowful Mother

A novena in honor of the Seven Sorrows of Mary and of Joseph.

Angel Talk

A hidden words quiz about the holy Rosary.

Introibo ad Altare Dei

The author of this article, a Canadian, has written much on the Faith in her own country. Her recollections of life as a Catholic prior to Vatican II will be shared by many. Her extraordinary talent as a writer brings the past happy memories and present sorrow of one still attending the New Mass into very sharp focus.

Ask Me...

Father Carl answers questions about the Holy Land Blessing, the practice of purity, episcopal approbation of the TLM, the difference between objective and subjective sin, and Church rules regarding side altars.