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Editors’ Introduction

For those interested in the great renewal of scholasticism, ushered in the with the pontificate of Pope Leo XIII in Aeterni Patris, few names are as recognizable in the 20th century as Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange. He was a French Dominican theologian and philosopher, who taught at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas for fifty years, instructing from the years 1909-1959. In an attempt to make his writing more known, particularly to an English speaking audience, we are publishing a translated section of his manual on Divine Revelation. The third edition, which can be viewed below, was published in Latin in 1926. As for theological and philosophical manuals more broadly, as modern Catholics ought to realize, they are the antidote, in many ways, to the present crisis in the Church.

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“National Socialism is not an accident, not the invention of individual men, by no means a radical upheaval, but rather something long prepared for in the German character and its development”, observed a high-ranking ecclesiastic in 1937. He immediately followed it by saying “[National Socialism] belongs in the riverbed of German history and is rooted in its past.”>These quotes, of course, are taken from the third and final installment of our series featuring the writing of Alois Karl Hudal, the aforementioned ecclesiastic. The concluding chapter, translated from the original German, will be presented below. It is a critical study that has been largely forgotten or, if by chance remembered, unfairly maligned. The English name of the work is “The Foundations of National Socialism”, and it provides valuable insight into the situation of the German Reich and Catholic Church during the interwar period. Not only that, but it traces the intellectual history and major players of National Socialism and its program.

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The intrepid Stephen Kokx, who runs the publication, invited me on his program, Church and State, to discuss the conciliar doctrine of religious liberty. An error that was officially taught at the Second Vatican Council and now, approaching the seventy year mark, has been subsequently interpreted, implemented and developed by conciliar authorities. >The springboard for this conversation was the preface I had written to a translated work from Fr. Hervé Belmont, which is invaluable in my estimation. Time permitting, readers are encouraged to read Fr. Belmont’s analysis, before listening to my discussion with Stephen. Find it below:>

• Vatican II’s Dignitatis Humanæ, Substantial Continuity or Rupture?

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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…” reads the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, penned in 1776 by the revolutionary, liberal ideologue and prominent Founding Father, Thomas Jefferson. If you were to survey the American public today, likely, not one man in a hundred would be willing to challenge this foundational American dogma, that is the equality doctrine or egalitarianism. A sad situation, yes, but nonetheless true. >This concept of equality, in which no distinction is made between the abstract and concrete, between what is intrinsic to men and what is extrinsic, along with the effects of sin remains one of the primary engines of disorder in our beloved country. Unsurprisingly, the antidote to this equivocal usage of “equality” will be a 19th century French Catholic prelate, Bishop Jean-Baptiste Duvoisin. Bishop Duvoisin, whose biography will be seen below, had the following to say about the French Revolutionaries, who were also keen on egalitarianism:

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This marks the final installment of our series here at The Journal of American Reform, in which we are bringing to light the forgotten, dare we say purposely buried, writings of Fr. Maximillian Kolbe1 on a subject the modern, liberal world finds uncomfortable. That is, certainly, putting it too mildly, when the right word is horrifying. The subject, of course, is the Judeo-Masonic conspiracy and its well-documented program of destroying the supernatural character of Christian societies, sending them headlong into godlessness, immorality and ruin.>As is usual in our introductions, we would like to turn the attention of the reader to preliminary materials, if he is so inclined. The previous installments offer important historical and biographical information about Fr. Kolbe, and for that reason, alone, they can be of great benefit. Not only that, but they provide invaluable insight into the Jewish Question:

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