Issue: January 1985

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From the Editor

As we begin this year, we see as a sign of hope the reactions of many Catholics to the Indult for the traditional Mass given by the Holy Father last October.

SSPX Consecration to the IHM

The Superior General's sermon on the occasion of the consecration of the SSPX to the Immaculate Heart of Mary December 8, 1984.

The Archbishop Speaks

The embattled Archbishop urges the faithful to fight for the reign of Christ the King.

The Declaration of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre

Archbishop Lefebvre and other priests and laymen have issued a statement concering the recently issued Indult allowing the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass.

A Petition to His Holiness Pope John Paul II

In the wake of the Indult, the SSPX is circulating a petition for an end to the persecution against traditionalists in the Catholic Church...

The Church Since Vatican II Part II

In this part of the lecture which he gave in Ireland in October 1984, Michael Davies deals with the aftermath of the Council.

The Name of Jesus Medicine in All Afflictions

A famous sermon by St. Bernard.

Some Interesting Numbers...

Results of a nationwide Gallup Poll concerning Catholic attitudes on restoring the old Latin Tridentine Mass have just been released.

Poetry Page

"To My Patrons" by Lionel Johnson, and "Human Life" by Aubrey de Vere.

News Briefs

The Vatican is taking some action against dissidents in the Church.

Father Richard McBrien's Church

Emanuel Valenza reviews the Notre Dame U modernist Fr. Richard McBrien's latest book, Do We Need the Church?

Ask Me...

Father Carl answers questions about a Pentecostal businessmen's association, the former Apostolic Delegate to the U.S., Archbishop Jadot, and the Bayside apparitions.