Issue: December 1983

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Gaudete in Domino

What, then, is there for a traditional Catholic to rejoice about during this Advent? The answer is: "A great deal!"—so much that this holy season can truly be one of great joy for us.

The Archbishop Speaks

In November, Archbishop Lefebvre gave the congregation in Long Island, New York, a report on where relations are between the Priestly Society of St. Pius X and the Vatican.

Letter to Friends and Benefactors No. 25

As long as the Pope and bishops will not have understood the necessity of this true spiritual renewal, but continue to turn their back on the problem, and as long as the enemies of the Church occupy the most important positions, we will not see the healing of the Church, nor a full harmony with those who have authority at Rome.

The Rejection of God in Politics

Readers who have patiently followed the first two installments of this article can now reap their reward: to see how the author situates Archbishop Lefebvre in the context of the postconciliar Church, which itself is situated in the march of European history.

What Is a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land?

Pilgrimage leader Fr. Regis Babinet addresses an Open Letter to prospective participants of the 1984 Angelus Press Pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Rome.

Ridgefield Diary

A seminarian fills us in on many happy events since he last reported.

Religious Joy

A sermon for Christmas Day by John Henry Cardinal Newman.

Saint Alexander Briant

"Forebears in the Faith" continues: In the annuals of persecution the world over, today and yesterday, it would be difficult to find a priest who had suffered more and remained steadfast...

Some Thoughts on the New Code of Canon Law

Father Bolduc explains the SSPX's position as regards the new Code of Canon Law.

Gloria in Excelsis Deo!

Msgr. Hodgson's Christmas greeting to our readers—a scriptural meditation on this day's wonders.

Sleep, holy Babe!

A Christmas carol.

Ask Me...

Father Pulvermacher clears up some misconceptions about "communicatio in sacris," the nature of the New Mass, and the status of those who cleave to the traditional Latin Mass.