Issue: December 1981
To Our Readers
No fewer than five of the ten articles in this month's issue are devoted to Christmas related themes...
Et Incarnatus Est
The very thought of Christmas should fill us with excitement, the briefest consideration of the Incarnation should imbue us with excitement, joy, and gratitude for an event which has offered us a heavenly destiny.
Sisters of the Society of St. Pius X in America
Thanks be to God, the SSPX Sisters are at St. Mary's to stay!
Saint Nicholas
The story of St. Nicholas from Thurston-Attwater's Butler's Lives of the Saints.
Christmas Day
Father O'keeffe tells the Christmas story and draws for us its lessons.
Inequality vs. Equality
In his famous talk on Liberalism, Archbishop Lefebvre compared the desire for equality in the Church today with the concept of equality as championed by the French Revolution... We welcome here Mrs. O'Neill's further reflections on the same theme.
The Christmas Candle
A Christmas story for children by Clement C. Moore.
The Peace of Christmas
Let us draw near to the Manger, to hear the Child-God speak to us in His mute language of peace, and of His conditions.
Angel Talk
A puzzle for the season of Advent and Christmas.
Poems
The poems "Last Warning" and "Special Family Meal" by David Read.
From the Secular Press
A wry eye on the news.
The Story of the First Vatican Council
Pastor Historicus tells the story of Vatican 1 and points out parallels with V 2.
Ask Me...
Fr. Carl fields questions about the meaning of "ut unum sint," photographing clerics during Mass; rock music, and Catholic "divorce".