Issue: September 1984
The Distant Missions of the Society of St. Pius X
In an interview, Father Laisney, formerly assigned to Australia, tells about the Society's work abroad.
The Legal Status of the Tridentine Mass
Many Catholics still experience scruples about assisting at the Tridentine Mass without the approval of their bishop. In this article Michael Davies demonstrates that such scruples are based on a misunderstanding of liturgical law. He also provides some interesting information on the struggle within the Vatican over the Tridentine Mass, and examines the effect of the New Code of Canon Law on the status of the traditional Mass.
On Collegiality Conclusion
Our review of the historical outbreaks of illicit "collegiality" will have prepared us for encountering its resurgence during and after Vatican II...
Unedited Letter of a Polish Bishop
A Polish bishop expressed his sympathy for Archbishop Lefebvre in 1976.
Bicentenary of St. Mary's
The Barbarians have not spared Ireland. Francis Gallagher describes how Bishop Cahal Daly of the Diocese of Down and Connor destroyed the Catholic ethos of St. Mary 's, the oldest Catholic Church in Belfast.
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
This month's featured feast is our Lady's birthday.
News from St. Mary's
Mary Gentges reports on St. Mary's happenings.
Three Poems
"The Sign of the Cross" by Cardinal Newman, "The Sacred Trinity," and "For Having Thee" by Francis X. Connolly.
Every Moment Crammed with Infinite Riches
Father Caussade explains to those seeking perfection how to truly live by faith.
News Briefs
News domestic and foreign reported by the Religious News Service.
Novena for the Defeat of Satan
A privately organized novena to Our Lady, St. Michael and the angels is proposed to be recited from October 5-13, 1984, for the defeat of the devil.
Ask Me...
Father Carl answers questions about the "Filioque" in the Creed, the Bayside apparitions, and veneration of Mary by Muslims.
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