Discourses on Solemn Mass: Part II Throughout the ages, it has been natural that man will don special vesture to denote that he is exercising a public function (or office) that transcends his own person. As witnessed via the Old … Continue reading
Coming Soon: A New Title on Being a Woman
Angelus Press is about to print Fr. Karl Stehlin’s book The Nature, Dignity, and Mission of Woman. Fr. Stehlin is the Superior of the SSPX’s Autonomous House for Eastern European Countries. You may be familiar with several of his previously published … Continue reading
Some Numbers
On Monday, May 13th, the Vatican released the 2013 Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae. This yearly statistical survey of the Catholic Church offers an insight into the growth or decline of the Church in various parts of the world. Since it takes time … Continue reading
The Ministers of Solemn Mass
Discourses on Solemn Mass: Part I The perfection of the rite of Solemn Mass stems from its variety of ministers, or more precisely, the proper division of liturgical offices. These divisions are not only of ancient origin, but are nearly … Continue reading
Response to a letter of Fr Chazal by Fr François Laisney
Blog Note: The following is a response of Fr. Laisney to Fr. Chazal concerning the ongoing crisis in the Church and the proper reaction of a Catholic, and especially a priest, to this crisis. It first appeared here: http://sspxasia.com/Documents/Society_of_Saint_Pius_X/2013-04-19_Fr_Laisneys_answer_to_%20Fr_Chazal.pdf Singapore, April … Continue reading
Of Curiosity and Cooking
This past Lent, I had the “lofty” aspiration to give up listening to, or looking up, the News. I did very well for a few weeks, and then . . . the Pope resigned, and then a new pope was … Continue reading
Why Solemn Mass
Discourses on Solemn Mass: Introduction Explanations about the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass according to the Roman Rite abound. But these tend to focus on Low Mass, thus neglecting the profound and beautiful rituals found only in the more complete … Continue reading
35 Years Later
35 years ago, in Dickinson, TX, Fr. Carl Pulvermacher, a Capuchin priest, founded both Angelus Press and The Angelus. From those early days of countless volunteers and old printing presses, we’ve grown beyond the boundaries of a traditional publishing houses to … Continue reading
Pope St. Pius V
The following article appeared in our May 1979 issue of The Angelus. We present it here again in honor of his upcoming feast this Sunday. The active life is concerned with men and things; the contemplative is in the realm … Continue reading
The Contemporary Catholic Crisis in its Historical Perspective: Arianism
Blog Note: The following text is posted to coincide with the feast of St. Athanasius. Written by Michael Davies, it originally appeared in the January, 1987 issue of The Angelus. In order to place the contemporary crisis in Catholicism in … Continue reading
St. Joseph the Worker
Today is the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1956, this feast is full of depth to be examined. From the humility and working life of St. Joseph, through the working of our Lord … Continue reading
Unnatural Civil Unions Now OK?
According to a number of reliable sources, Fr. Federico Lombardi, the head of the Vatican Press Office, issued the following statement two days ago: “It is a good thing for the child to know that he has a father and … Continue reading
The Solution to our Present Crisis?
According to an article in The Local, a paper for German news in English, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch has called for a “return” to deaconesses in the Church at the conclusion of a multi-day conference to discuss possible Church reforms. In … Continue reading
Roman Forum 2013
Founded in 1968 by Deitrich von Hildebrand, the Roman Forum has hosted, since 1991, an annual Summer Symposium in Gardone Riviera, on Lake Garda in Northern Italy. The purpose of this 10-day, 11-night symposium is to “introduce participants to a … Continue reading
Why No One Takes Catholics Seriously Today
On Catholic News Service today, there is a story about events unfolding in the English Parliament. By way of background, the current laws of succession bar a Catholic from ascending to the throne of England, and additionally, prevent any children … Continue reading