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The Reign of Mary, Issue No. 172, Spring 2019
Letter from the Editor
by Rev. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI
Dissecting a Misleading Expression
from NovusOrdoWatch.com
You’ve heard it numerous times: “The Catholic Church has the fullness of truth.” It is a very popular slogan among “conservative” Novus Ordo adherents, and even many Traditional Catholics unwittingly use it. Yet, this adage, though not incorrect if interpreted strictly, is actually favorable to heresy, specifically the heresy of Modernism. .......
Reflections on the Burning of Notre Dame: A Tragedy Symbolizing France’s Loss of Faith
by Rev. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI
On Monday of Holy Week the world looked on in horror, as the beautiful Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris burned for a dozen hours. Incredulously, everyone wondered in dismay how this tragedy could take place. Not only Catholics, but all of France lamented the terrible loss....
Letter to the Clergy of Bac Ninh Diocese, Vietnam
Open Letter by a Former Novus Ordo Priest
by Joseph Paul Hau Pham
My dear fellow “clergy,” In the past six years, I have studied and rediscovered extensively and systematically the deposit of Catholic faith along with the dogmatic and infallible teachings of the Church. After having prayed and placed my conscience before God, it is time for me to publicly speak out my convictions and the direction of my vocation...
Respice Stellam: Voca Mariam
The Heart of Mary and the Eucharist
by Raymond A. Tartre, S.S.S., From the Servite magazine, The Age of Mary
Mary’s love for her children, and their love for her, is best signified by devotion to her Immaculate Heart. Mary’s divine Motherhood, her Immaculate Conception, her dignity as Co-redemptrix and Mediatrix of all graces are mysteries of love. She was all this because, loving God, she loved all men who are the adopted sons of God. Honoring the Heart of Mary, we are plunged into the very heart of those divine revelations that bind Mary to God and to men....
Most Reverend John Carroll, America’s First Bishop
by Rev. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI
In our last article we learned of early Catholic settlement in Maryland and the struggles of Catholics both there and in other colonies to practice their faith despite persecution. In fact, only in Maryland and Pennsylvania were Catholics allowed to build churches and openly practice their faith. We will now take a brief look at the state of Catholicism in the 13 British colonies of America at the time of the Revolutionary War....
In Season — Out of Season: Flee the Occasions of Sin!
by Rev. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI
My dearly beloved in Christ, today on the first day of the month of June, I would like to speak about summer. We begin our summer vacation this week, as it is the final week of the school year. Certainly summer is a wonderful time to relax, to get outside more, to do things together as a family, maybe go on a vacation. Nevertheless, especially for a pastor, there remains a worry, a concern, for the spiritual well-being of our children, our youth, and all of our parishioners, because indecency in dress and the various occasions of sin are more prevalent during the summer months....
Servus Mariae: Worldliness and Inconstancy
by Rev. Fr. Dominic Radecki, CMRI
One of the most difficult struggles we face in the spiritual life is to live in the world, but not to be of the world. Worldliness causes people to make the disordered cravings of their passions, such as lust, anger, avarice, etc., the norm for human conduct....
Spiritual Aids for Confraternity Members for the months of July, August and September
World Watch (short news stories compiled by The Reign of Mary staff):
Fr. Joseph Collins, RIP
Another Charge of Heresy
Blasphemy! Celebrity “Prayer Candles”
World’s Smallest Baby Released from Hospital
Francis Calls for “Supranational” Authorities
French Archbishop Helps Dedicate New Mosque
Alabama’s Anti-Abortion Law
High School Wrestler Forfeits Match
Showing Their True Colors
More Abortion Workers Quit
German Feminist Group Blasphemes Our Lady
“Cyclops” Calf Hailed as Miracle in India
A Town With No Divorces
