Issue: August 2009
Letter from the Editor
In the interview with His Excellency Bishop Fellay on April 5, 2009, some difficult questions are asked. Because this interview was conducted at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary by a resident priest,...
Bishop Fellay On Rome
Interview conducted by Fr. Thomas Asher at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, Winona, Minnesota (April 5, 2009). There are some faithful who see any kind of relations with Rome as a compromise in...
An introduction to Alexander Solzhenitsyn
PART 3: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Dr. David Allen White The novel first appeared and became very popular because a new reader class had been created through the rise of a...
Pope Pius XII and the Attitude of the Catholic Church During World War II
PART 4 This is the last part of the interview with Fr. Peter Gumpel, S.J., the relator of the cause of Pope Pius XII. I’d like you to comment on one of the things that is often...
Traditional Religious Orders
Capuchin Poor Clares
Morgon, France At the very beginning of his conversion, while St. Francis was repairing the walls of San Damiano, God revealed to him that “Sisters will live there a life of such holiness...
The Consecration of Russia
Fr. Andreas Mählmann Why Is the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary the Key to the Solution of the Current Crisis in the Church? Why pray for a...
The Origins and Causes of the Spanish Civil War, (1936-39)
Scott Quinn, William F. Quinn PART 2 A Brief Summary of the Civil War While Spaniards waited nervously for events to play out, two pretty young women climbed into a Dragon...
Church and World
United States: Parishioners Appeal to Vatican The parishioners of eight American dioceses have united to ask the Vatican to intervene against the closure of their parishes. Peter Borre, the...
Catechism Of the Crisis in the Church
PART 26 Fr. Matthias Gaudron This part of the Catechism deals with the charismatic movement, its origins, historical development, and infiltration into the Catholic Church....
Questions & Answers
Fr. Peter R. Scott Is Confession to a post-conciliar priest valid? This question is poorly worded. It should read: Is confession to a post-conciliar priest profitable for one’s soul?...