Issue: October 1986
From the Editor
This month of October will see the Assisi meeting of all religions to pray for peace...
The Passion Play
The deeply moving play was a highlight of this year's "St. Mary's Pilgrimage"—three days of spiritual activities honoring Our Lady's Assumption. The event has been bringing pilgrims from around the country to St. Mary's since it was first held in 1979.
The Contemporary Catholic Crisis in Its Historical Perspective
Conservative Catholics have reacted to the post-conciliar crisis in differing ways. In the second part of this series, Michael Davies examines the traditional position, exemplified by Archbishop Lefebvre.
On "The Rights of Man"
Conciliar teaching vs. Catholic truth on the subject of human rights.
What Used to Be...
The revolution in the Church has even influenced modern language...
Letter from Ridgefield
A seminarian reports from St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary.
The Wisdom of Bishop Forester
Emanuel Valenza reviews Mitre and Crook by Fr. Bryan Houghton.
Saint Francis of Assisi
The prayer which St. Francis used to recite in front of the San Damiano crucifix, and one of the two letters ascribed to him are reproduced in honor of our featured saint for the month of October.
The Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto was a signal victory of Our Lady of the Rosary.
My Beads
A poem by Abram J. Ryan.
Ask Me...
Father Carl addresses questions about the validity of a Novus Ordo Mass, the Indult Masses, and the morality of smoking dope.