Issue: April 1982

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To Our Readers

This issue constitutes an important "mini-dossier" on the schismatic "American Church."

The Schismatic Six

In this article, Michael Davies examines the claim made by a conservative priest that at least six dioceses in America are under the control of bishops who are either overtly Modernist or who tolerate Modernism, and gives tips on how to stay informed.

The Society of St. Pius X Letter to Friends & Benefactors (No. 22)

The Mass is indeed the banner of the Catholic Faith, because it makes open profession of all the fundamental dogmas of our Faith combined...

Return

Reflections upon visiting the remains of an abandoned seminary chapel.

A Bishop Exercises His Right to Use the Tridentine Mass

One bishop in the whole world has kept the traditional Latin Mass in his diocese: Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer. The Bishop's reponse to the Vatican's questionnaire is of such significance that we are reprinting it in full.

The Scandal of Our Seminary

The seminary of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, has become a hot-bed of heresy.

The Resurrection of Our Lord

From My Forgotten Prayers & My Forgotten Saints.

Poems

The poems "Foolish Men" by Pauline Keenan (1965) and "The Turin Shroud" by Hesione M. Dutton.

True and False Americanism in Religion

An extract from the Apostolic Letter Testem Benevolentiae, 22 January 1899, addressed by Pope Leo XIII to His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore.

The Archbishop in Australia: A Distinguished Catholic Speaks Out

The comment of B. A. Santamaria upon the Archbishop's visit is very valuable as the considered opinion of an extremely intelligent Catholic who is not associated with the traditionalist movement, but who has had no difficulty in seeing through the smokescreen of misinformation put up by the official Catholic media wherever the Archbishop appears in the world.

Sister Kane and Catholic Doctrine

Sister's latest escapade concerns Mount Carmel Mercy Hospital in Detroit, run by her Sisters, in which Catholics and others can obtain contraceptives, sterilization and abortion referrals...

Ask Me...

Father Carl answers questions about the "Junkyard Nun," frequent confession, the abbreviation pp., and John Paul II's views about Archbishop Lefebvre.