Issue: April 1986
Letter from the Editor
In this crisis of the Church, what should we do?
Superior General's Letter to Friends And Benefactors
It suffices to cast a glance over the events of the last three years to see just how close we are now approaching to the establishing of a great worldwide religion presided over by the Pope, having for its one and only dogma the liberty, equality and fraternity of the French Revolution and the Masonic lodges...
Why I Am a Traditionalist
A young Englishwoman explains how she came to be a traditionalist.
Why Latin?
Father Baker was parish priest at Downham Market, Surrey, U. K. On All Souls Day, 1975, he celebrated his last Mass in the parish church. Since that time he has not been allowed to say Mass in that church because he continues to use the rite of St. Pius V. The following article is part of a recording made of that Mass.
Open Letter to Confused Catholics
Another chapter — and one of central importance — from Archbishop Lefebvre's forthcoming book: "What Is Tradition?"
The Carmel of the Most Holy Trinity
Mother Mechtilde tells the story of a Carmelite priest who started out in life as a child virtuoso pianist and, like another St. Paul, was struck by divine grace in the midst of the pleasures and honors he was pursuing...
The Feast of the Annunciation
Dom Gueranger's explanation of the Feast of the Annunciation from the pages of The Liturgical Year.
The Battle for the American Church
Michael Davies reviews Msgr. George A. Kelly's book, The Battle for the American Church.
News Briefs
Religious News Service articles.
Ridgefield Diary
Twelve seminarians receive cassocks; they visit historic Virginia, and protest a blasphemous French movie.
The Consecration
A meditation inspired by The Imitation of Christ.
Ask Me...
Father Carl answers questions about "the Lefebvre movement," a Protestant organization called World Vision, and last year's Synod.
The Incarnation
A poem by St. John of the Cross.