Issue: March 1985

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The Church Since Vatican II Conclusion

"The Goldfish Bowl" pamphlet continues the analysis of the workings of "the spirit of Vatican II."

Holy Week

A photo story by Mary Gentges about Holy Week observances at St. Mary's.

The Next Stage in the Pope's Counter-Attack

A balanced assessment from The Economist about the upcoming Synod of Bishop to discuss the Second Vatican Council.

News from Econe

Six months of events at the International Seminary of St. Pius X reported by our own Gerard Rusak.

Archbishop Honored by Gabon

The French daily Présent of 19 January 1985 reported the red-carpet welcome given to Archbishop Lefebvre by the president of Gabon and other dignitaries.

Christ Among Us? No. Heresy & Revolution? Yes!

The true scandal in the case of Christ Among Us is not so much that the Paulist Press should publish and distribute this compendium of Modernism, but that our bishops should have failed so abysmally to protect their flocks from it! Emanuel Valenza provides us with a critique of some of the worst errors in Anthony Wilhelm's book.

News Briefs

News domestic and international from the Religious News Service.

The Annunciation

A poem by Margaret D. Conway.

Against the Tide

Paul Crane, S.J., reviews and warmly recommends the second volume of Michael Davies's trilogy, Apologia pro Marcel Lefebvre.

Ridgefield Diary

The ceremonies of the 8th of December, the visit of an Italian priest, and a perilous hike enliven the quarterly report from St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, Ridgefield.

Letters to the Editor

At long last, at readers' request, the inaugural "Letters to the Editor" column. Father Laisney explains why the SSPX does not have a Mass League or Purgatorial Society, and what Mass stipends are.

Ask Me...

Father Carl answers questions about the disposition of the stations of the Cross in churches, the new rules of fast in abstinence promulgated in 1983, the practice of "sanctuary", and his opinion about the Bayside apparitions.