Dear Fellow Catholic:
With each passing day the vindication of the
traditionalist cause becomes abundantly obvious to more
Catholics around the world. At the same time laws and
prejudices against traditional Catholicism are taking a
toll on the ability of Catholic publishers to freely
defend Church teaching in the public square, while
frequent hikes in the cost of postage and newsprint have
already rendered many publishers incapable of keeping
their doors open.
Now more than ever, Catholics must come to the aid of
the Catholic press so as to keep the Catholic voice
strong and outspoken in the war against secularism and
militant Christophobia. But this last line of defense is
in danger of disappearing altogether in the not too
distant future, especially as a “free” Internet presents
a wide range of temporary alternatives.
That the Internet will remain free of government
regulation in the days to come is highly unlikely. We
are already being silenced!
The RemnantOnline,
like many other pro-life and pro-family websites, is
being blocked in libraries and work places all
across the country and in Europe because its
uncompromising defense of Catholic moral teaching has
caused it to be flagged a “hate site.” And this
is only the beginning.
If it is to remain independent, the Catholic press must
strengthen its resolve to sustain itself without
reliance on an Internet that is becoming increasingly
censored and even hostile to Catholic moral
teaching—teaching which powerful far-Left voices have
already categorized as “cyber hate”. Simple common
sense dictates that we must not let the siren song of
the Internet lure the entire Catholic press off course
and into waters firmly in the control of those who would
like
nothing better than to silence the Catholic voice once
and for all.
The Catholic press must survive with or without the
Internet!
Pope Pius XI said “the greatest advantage should be
gained by those Catholics who by the publication of
newspapers and other writings illustrate,
promote and defend Christian doctrine…They should
confute errors and resist the wiles of perverse people.”
And when Pope Leo XIII issued his encyclical against
Freemasonry in Italy on October 15, 1890, he appealed to
Catholics to see to it that the Catholic press be
supported sufficiently to offer vigorous opposition to
the Church’s worst enemies who were using the secular
press to tear down the Church’s moral and political
authority: In Dall’alto dell ‘Apostolico Seggio,
Leo writes:
In a word, they [Catholics] will recognize how necessary
it is to cease from everything that is the work of the
[Freemasonic] sects, or that receives impulse or favour
from them, as being undoubtedly infected by the
anti-Christian spirit… Moreover, seeing that the
chief instrument employed by our enemies is the press,
which in great part receives from them its inspiration
and support, it is important that Catholics should
oppose the evil press by a press that is good,
for the defense of truth, out of love for religion, and
to uphold the rights of the Church. While the Catholic
press is occupied in laying bare the perfidious designs
of the sects, in helping and seconding the action of the
sacred Pastors, and in defending and promoting Catholic
works, it is the duty of the faithful efficaciously
to support this press—both by refusing or ceasing to
favour in any way the evil press; and also directly, by
concurring, far as each one can, in helping it to live
and thrive.
With this clarion call to arms in mind, The Remnant
and
The Latin Mass Magazine
will be helping each other expand and strengthen their
apostolates this summer. We sent the
latest
issue
of The Remnant to subscribers of The Latin
Mass, and The Latin Mass publishers will be
introducing their fine magazine to Remnant
subscribers with a similar mailing. We hope Remnant
readers will subscribe to The Latin Mass and
thereby strengthen the great cause of which we are all
privileged to be a part—the cause of restoration of
Catholic Tradition.
In turn, I hope and pray that readers of The Latin
Mass magazine will
subscribe to The Remnant
without delay. As seen in our current issue, The
Remnant has not only retained its excellent stable
of regulars, including Christopher Ferrara, John Rao,
Brian McCall, Timothy Cullen, etc., but we’ve also added
several highly acclaimed new columnists to the roster,
including John Medaille, Hilary White, John Salza, and
Robert J. Stove. In addition, we continue to offer lives
of the Saints, children’s stories, and a very successful
homeschool column as part of The Remnant’s
commitment to promote Catholic culture and family life.
This spring The Remnant also returned to the book
publishing side of this apostolate which was our bread
and butter back in the days when the late, great Michael
Davies was The Remnant’s lead columnist. The
Church and the Libertarian by Christopher Ferrara,
published by The Remnant Press last month, is
now available,
and by summer’s end we hope to have published two more
titles, one by Dr. John Rao and the other by Chris
Ferrara—the much anticipated Liberty: The God That
Failed.
And of course The Remnant remains thoroughly
committed to its European allies and the fight for
Catholic restoration in Europe. The Remnant Tours
continues to organize the U.S. chapter on the Notre-Dame
de Chrétienté
Pilgrimage to Chartres, France,
every spring; and we’ve joined forces with Dr. John Rao
in vigorously promoting his
Roman Forum
on the shores of Lake Garda in Italy each summer—an
event which brings together some of the most influential
Catholic thinkers and activists in Europe and America.
This along with a popular website, Remnant Online, keeps
The Remnant in the thick of the fight for
Tradition. What’s desperately needed, however, is an
expanded subscriber base, and that’s where you come in.
We cannot continue to go to press every two weeks
without a substantial increase in the number of
subscribers. Whether you’re a subscriber to The Latin
Mass or not,
please
subscribe to The Remnant
today. Please don’t delay!
The enemies of the Traditional Mass, the Holy Father and
all things Catholic are growing more brazen every day.
They certainly are not backing down from their demonic
campaign against Christ the King, and neither are we
backing down in our counterattacks. But we need your
help.
With God’s help and yours, the Catholic press in America
will not only survive but will become stronger than ever
in its vigorous opposition to the forces of evil which
would like nothing better than to silence the Catholic
voice once and for all. We cannot let that happen.
Please help us fight back!
Contact us
today and let’s go to war together.
Michael J. Matt
Editor, The
Remnant |