Since 1978, The Angelus has examined serious Catholic thought on faith, culture, morality, and family life. Today, after more than thirty years, The Angelus continues to represent a bastion of traditional Catholic teaching.
“When he founded our Carmel of Sebikotane, the Archbishop [Lefebvre] was asking himself why the Catholic missions were expanding so much and why the pagans were converting. He felt that the reign of God was coming closer and closer. In answer to these questions, he explained that ‘this is because five Carmelite nuns are praying for the apostolate.’ Really, he puts a lot of trust in us! But again, we tried to live up to this trust.” (Mother Superior of the Carmel in Senegal)
“Muslims rightly distrust Catholics who pretend to see only similarities between Islam and the Church. They respect a convinced Catholic who practices his religion, believes in it firmly, and endeavors to make known its truths and its benefits.” (Archbishop Lefebvre, Dakar, March 26, 1961)
If love is the very reason for friendship, then making friends is an essential component of human life, and their choice, good or bad, will define us since “a man is known by the company he keeps.”
However disturbing may be the prospect of facing battle or war, whether internal or external, it is expedient to Catholics to have the proper understanding of the moral principles behind war and the good examples of Christian men who served their country and God, since, in Job’s words, “man’s life on earth is a battle.”
Continuing our issues on the sacraments, with this issue we come to the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. It is a daring feat to pretend to fathom the depth of this most sacred, most mysterious, and certainly most miraculous of all sacraments.
The Communion of Saints is one of the fundamental tenets of the Catholic Faith.