Issue: August 1985
From the Editor ...
Father Laisney gives an update on the arrival of the Carmelites from Belgium.
Open Letter to Confused Catholics
An excerpt from Archbishop Lefebvre's recently published book, Open Letter to Confused Catholics.
Saint Augustine and the Scriptures
Our featured saint of the month is St. Augustine, perhaps the greatest of the Latin Fathers, both in the profundity of his thought and by reason of the decisive influence he had on the Middle Ages.
The Hail Mary: A Commentary by St. Thomas Aquinas
An explication of the Angelic Salutation by the Angelic Doctor.
Catholics & Masonry
The Editors provide an update on the pertinent question of what exactly the Catholic position is, for the specific condemnation of Masonic membership found in the old Code of Canon Law is absent from the new...
Saint Vincent of Lerins
An excerpt from the Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins giving a general rule for distinguishing the truth of the Catholic faith from the falsehood of heretical pravity.
Zaitzkofen 1985
A photo report of the ordinations ceremonies at the SSPX's seminary at Zaitzkofen, Germany.
Bishops, Where Are You?
The SSPX in France has made a vigorous public demonstration against the screening of a blasphemous film while the French bishops stood by noticeably mute.
Twenty Crucial Years: 1951 to 1970
Having been asked by readers to recommend some basic books for getting a grasp of what's gone wrong in the Church, Michael Davies begins with a recommendation of the book Twenty Crucial Years by Paul Hallett.
News Briefs
Items culled from the RNS cover Vatican curtailing of blatant modernists, pro-abort Catholics advertising in the NYT, a rabbi appointed head of an interfaith organization at a Catholic college, and married priests urging an end to the requirement of celibacy for priests.
Ask Me...
Father Carl explains "signal" graces, rules for painted crucifixes, and Psalm 150.
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