Issue: October 1983

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To Our Readers

The emphasis this month is on history. We have imported two distinguished writers, one old and the other new, in this area...

True and False Obedience

Michael Davies contends that "the schismatic American Church is already here, and that this is a disaster not simply for Catholics in America, but throughout the entire English-speaking world..."

The Rejection of God in Politics

The key to making sense of the programs of modern political movements is used by German thinker F. W. Bracht to explain post-1789 developments.

Letter to the Apostolic Delegate No. 13

Case No. 13 in the Angelus Press dossier on schism and anarchy in the Catholic Church in America: dancing girls in the sanctuary!

The Divine Office

By her public worship, the sacred liturgy, the Church embraces and sanctifies every hour of every day, every week, the whole year, our whole life... 

Saint Margaret Giggs

Under the rubric "Forebears in the Faith," the Rev. Philip Caraman, S.J., recounts the story of a lesser known saint of the English Reformation.

The Archangel Raphael

Our saint of the month is the Archangel Raphael, the Angel of health and joy and happy meetings!

The Holy Rosary

A history of the Rosary from the early hermits to Our Lady of Fatima.

St. Michael's Established in Farmingville, NY

Good news in the north-east: A small band of Long Islanders who, after the recent tumult here, remained in agreement with Archbishop Lefebvre in his recognition of the Holy Father, have just acquired a fine building, easily convertible to a church.

Ask Me...

Father Carl addresses questions about Eastern Rite liturgy, the Bahai religion, and the Shroud of Turin.