Issue: February 1986
From the Editor...
Lent is a time of grace, "tempus acceptabile," when our Holy Mother Church lifts our souls up to the heavenly things by its beautiful liturgy...
The Archbishop Speaks
Unless we reflect carefully on the present situation, we may be led little by little to the complete loss of the Catholic Faith!
News Briefs
Headline: "The last Catholic junior seminary in Scotland closes"...
Our Father
This column continues our series on the Our Father as explained by St. Thomas, explaining the petitions "Give us this day our daily bread" and "Forgive us our trespasses..."
Sermon of St. Leo the Great on Lent
Spiritual tips from one of the Church's greatest preachers on how to profit from the Lenten fast.
Apostolic Work in Mexico
In keeping with the missionary spirit of the Church, Father Babinet, accompanied by seminarians, sallied forth from El Paso to journey into Mexico to participate in the revival of the spirit of Catholicism and the spirit of piety among its people. What follows is an account by one of the seminarians of their travels.
St. Blaise Bishop and Martyr
An informative article about our featured saint of the month, St. Blaise.
A Short Exhortation by the Rev. Alban Butler on the Feast of St. Blaise
An exhortation by the learned priest to shake our complacency and stiffen our penitential resolve.
The Feast of the Purification
We draw from Dom Gueranger's The Liturgical Year his commentary on the Feast of the Purification.
Heresy: A Forgotten Word
Emanuel Valenza has compiled a dossier on the heresies of American bishops, which was sent by the Editors to the Apostolic Delegate in Washington, D.C.
Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
Although he was born in Assisi over a century ago, Francis Possenti, or as he was to become known, Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, came into a world very like our own...
Ask Me...
Father Carl answers questions about the Bull Execrabilis of Pope Pius II, prayer, and sending Catholic children to Protestant schools.