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Traditional Catholics of America, Inc. Vol. II, No. 2
Editor: Fr. Francis E. STL March 1, 1981
Coming to Cokqado Springs, Colorado –
Tradition Catholic School
– William S. Zeitz
Roman Catholics who properly survey the damage of America, Inc. announce the opening of a truly
wrought to Christ's Church by the Second Vatican Catholic day school the Colorado Springs area
Council point to the destruction of the Holy Sacri- for the 1981-1982 academic year. Initial plans call
fice of the Mass as the revolutionary pinnacle of for a full complement of instruction, K through 8,
success. Except for the precious few traditional with courses also offered for students in grades 9-
Latin Mass centers and circuits that God has seen 12.
fft to preserve, the devastation has been near total.
The same can be said for the once doctrinally This school project is obviously an immense
sound and orthodox Catholic educational system. undertaking, but one that absolutely must be
The United States alone possessed thousands of achieved if we are to do what is right and with
solidly Catholic schools supporting all levels of God's help restore the Faith, thus insuring the
education under both religious and diocesan future for our children. Let there be no mistaking
sponsorship. Sacrifice and dedication were the rule the grave obligation that all Catholic parents have
as children studied without the frills of modem in providing for the Catholic education of their
education, parents paid double tuition, instructors children. Pope Leo XIII stated:
taught for lower than competitive salaries and "By nature parents have a right to the training of
generous benefactors contributed to building funds their children, but with this added duty that the
and programs. education and instruction of the child be in accord
with the end for which by God's blessing it was
The same enemy that ravaged the Mass also set its begotten. Therefore it is the duty of parents to
sights on the education of Catholic youth. The make every effort to prevent any invasion of their
attack was both external and internal, with the rights in this matter, and to make absolutely sure
secular world wearing down financially strapped that the education of their children remain under
Catholic parents raising large families while the their own control in keeping with their Christian
modernists gnawed at the tenets of faith presented duty, and above all to refuse to send them to those
to the eager minds assembled before them. Readers schools in which there is danger of imbibing the
of this newsletter alone could fill volumes with deadly poison of impiety.""
heart-breaking testimony of the damage done to the
faith of so many by the very institutions established
Canon Law 1113 shows the wisdom of the Church
to safeguard it! Sons, daughters, brothers and
in this matter when it states: "Parents are under a
· sisters were lost to Catholicism because of this
grave obligation to see to the religious and moral
insidious work of Satan and his agents.
education of their children, as well as to their
physical and civic training, as far as they can, and
It is not the task of this article to document the
moreover to provide for their temporal well-being."
destruction of Catholic education, but rather to
Readers of The Athanasian know these words have
offer a solution for readers of The Athanasian and
not been abrogated by the modem world in which
other traditional Catholics who would like to see
we live but are actually more binding today than
the Catholic Faith taught as it once was. It is with ever.
great pleasure, then, that the Traditional Catholics
continued on page 2
"Traditional Roman Catholic School" continued from page I course, be financial
here merits
fund-raising
of its
project
encyclical
Pope Pius
bility for the
parents. The
mind that
a resident traditional
Springs area to
the
spiritual
Pope Pius
whole educational
Catholic moral
less will not in true education.
We plan to of
Catholic
religious.
Perfect schools are the result not so
good methods as of good teachers,
who are thoroughly prepared
grounded in matter they have
inc.
who possess intellectual and moral quali-
fications by their important
and holy love
youths to them, because major need in our project is a
Jesus Christ and Church, which We are professional and
predilection; who staff who are, first
therefore at heart the true truly Catholics
family and secondly, conservative,
cans. will need qualified
The Traditional of America, then, offers primary secondary in
several areas of participation in this enterprise for study. Interested prospects shou
all dedicated Roman and information to
especially the The A The u
(1) We
project to
continued on page 7
2
the
Fenton
(5) in
(7) The immorality
upon American manifest more
pitiful one. Take a
continued on page 4
3
"Influence of the Roman Catholic Church" continued from page 3
of and the dispenser
sanctification
– that
nant
But lt is
ever.
the Conciliar
"profound" matters
"sexist" language the
service – satanic forces continue their
ongoing destruction of the
With the Roman urch
Catholicism) being now so small a religious body
nation, impact doctrinal moral
upon society is at a very
minor one – a most obvious Indeed. But there is
a religious influence being exerted and felt upon
the American scene is there not? Yes
is, it comes from a non-Catholic source: from
fundamentalist "born and Chris-
tians. Nor can honestly dispute that Catholicism exerts precious influence on it.
some concrete results beneficial to our nation have While our woeful lack of numbers offers a
been produced by this "evangelical" movement or reasonable explanation for this, the
crusade. it is not my intention to discuss such matter is that. at least from my the
organizations as Moral this article. I large majority of traditional Roman Catholics do
mention the subject merely to note that Moral not even seem to make appreciable effort
Majority and current similar crusades (at the along these lines. In other words, most itiona!
well publicized ones) are all Protestant in their Catholics, while living commendable personal
origin and orientation. Not one of is Roman family lives, are not zealous, are not apostolic, are
Catholic – and what more striking commentary is not particularly dedicated in activist manner to
needed on the present dire state the Roman the spiritual and moral betterment of the At
Catholic Church? any rate, so it would appear. If true, and I ieve it
how exceedingly regrettable! We traditional
That Church which alone contains the fulness of Catholics have the greatest thing in the world
divine truth, which alone possesses and where alone can be found the divine solution to the
unerringly the moral law of God in its enti problems of both !ndividl!als and nations – the
which alone traces its history back to Christ and Roman Catholic Our nation and world
His Apostles and which alone speaks with the are in the mess they are because the revealed truth
authority of God Himself in matters of faith and and moral of God as taught the Roman
morality – that Church, the Mystical Body of Christ, Catholic Church have been rejected. Church
the infallible teacher and interpreter of divine alone offers the one sure remedy for
revelation, the possessor and guardian of the and moral evils so grossly
continued on page 5
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"Influence" continued from JXJge 4 Issue"
articles on a have
in newsletter
published to
change
numerous words on
articles, we until now refrained
And what,
ng to any one of reprint form. For
several reasons, however, we have decided to
article, "Abortion is Issue", which
in Athanasian January 15, 1981. If
reprint of ours is well in terms of
then reprints newsletter
will be made from
"Abortion is
Whenever one is enclosed with any particular issue of this
newsletter, it means that the recipient's is a reprint from
due for renewal. One may enter a new
time, of course, and will then receive the 7 C0t)!€S for $1.00
newsletter issues.
must be in seven
includes postage
must accompany
TCA
In red lettering on a P.O. Box 6827
background, "Traditional Colorado Springs, 80934
lies of Save the
Mass".
The cost
for $1 Traditional Catholics of Inc. is a non-
traditional Roman Catholic corpor-
ation established for the and promotion of
the Roman Catholic Faith. With the of the
legally priest-officers whom there are
three), there is no membership of any kind in the TCA on
the of priests, sisters or the laity. The priests who
work with the TCA (presently in number) do so
voluntarily and have no legal or formal affiliation with
the Nor do the and Mass centers
whose locations are regularly listed in this newsletter. In
continued on next page
ATHANASIAN
Published by Traditional Catholics of Inc.
— Fr. Francis E. Fenton, Editor
— Miss Ellen W. Soisson, Secretary
issues a year: (Jan. Mar. 1, Apr. 15, June 1, July Sept. 1, Oct. 15, Dec. 1)
$ 6.00 per year (via First Class Mail) for the USA, Canada and Mexico
$10.00 per year (via Air Mail) for all other countries
orders: 3 for $1.00 (minimum order)
40 or more to same address: 30 cents each (all include postage)
P.O. Box Colorado Springs, 80934
(303) 636-1575
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(the
commonly
founded in
train,
ers in areas
knoll
a
and
in that
is at the root of
America, nowhere the pages
is is fact brought to
Marxist bishops and
as while
ignored or portrayed as villians.
examples: other words, while the TCA is incorporated in
accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, .it is
current Communist government purposely a loosely knit organization otherwise in terms
in Nicaragua (in which priests hold of the and who are in any manner a part of
its thoroughly traditional Roman Catholic apostolate.
icant positions} is described as one offering
and freedom" some 50 of "oppression As for this newsletter, its content is the sole n::i<:,nn,,.,
under dynasty". ity of its editor. It as far as the of the Church
Archbishop Oscar Romero, killed are a traditional Roman Catholic
about a year Salvador, is described as a ,..,,.,…,.,,,.. 1 Articles therein by the editor on techni-
martyr and a prophet for whom the magazine has (some of them controver-
highest sial) are solely the expression of his convictions or
opinions. Articles by others on such subjects which may
– every anti-Communist country mentioned appear in The Athanasian may or may not necessarily
eluding South is with disparagingly reflect those convictions or opinions in every detail. The
for things as real or alleged violation of main point to be made here is merely that, except where
"human rights" not one word is said the teachings of traditional Catholicism are presented,
those nations under tyranny of this newsletter does not speak for, or necessarily
where "human are nonexistent. express the of, the priests working with the
TCA. the content of The Athanasian is the sole
referring to '"''""'""' Allende, former head responsibility of its
the Chilean not a hint is made to the
fact he was a
to destroying
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"Traditional School" continued from page 2
(4) No would be complete without all the
necessary materials and texts. We extant Biographical William S. Zeitz
traditional ic texts new, but we
hope to have available a small copier to – political science graduate 1967 Saint
provide reprints out-of-date materials. We would Vincent's CoUege, Latrobe, PA
appreciate any of textbooks,
school supplies, maps, audio-visual equipment, and taught
statues and for classroom use, and American Government, Economics and
other religious articles or teaching History in the "government"
aids. Anyone ng such materials schools Pennsylvania from 1967
enclose an mate the financial of the to
materials so the TCA can provide a statement for
income tax deduction purposes. ask that any taught History Saint Mary's
such materials shi to: Saint Mary's, Kansas from
Mr. & Mrs. Quinn February, 1981
712 Orion Drive
part time farmer
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
Quinns offered their as to Nancy Lajeunesse – parents
a receiving depot gifts to prevent Father eight children (ages 1 to 12)
from being buried in an avalanche old
textbooks!)
(5) Our last appeal is directed to traditional Cath-
olic parents seeking a good Catholic education for
their children. We promise you a school and a staff
of dedicated teachers you can trust, with a cur-
riculum devoid of secu humanism, sex educa-
lax discipline, "liberalism", Communism, etc.,
etc.! Our tuition scale will be competitive with other
private day schools and will include family dis-
counts. We are also checking into the possiblities of
providing a tax deduction for tuition payments. For
those families moving into the Colorado Springs
area we will provide an information packet on this
lovely resort community and thriving city, contain-
ing data on real estate, employment, etc. Please
address all lment inquiries to the same name Mr. Zeitz' Article on School
and address listed in number two of our appeal.
Since it seems to accomplish its purpose quite
It would perhaps be far easier to despair and yield thoroughly, there is really nothing to be added to it.
to an increasingly pagan world where Christ's As time goes on, the need for solidly traditional
Kingship is denied derided. Our Faith tells us Roman Catholic education becomes ever more
we cannot give in. In offering true Catholic
apparent and imperative. Rather than merely to
education we hope to supplement and fortify the
bemoan, however, the pathetic state of what
Catholic fami which in tum will provide voca-
. tions and build for the future of the Chu
currently passes for education in the USA, it is our
Whatever your particular motivation may be – obligation as traditional Catholics to do something
whether it ren or the about it. so we will. We ask the prayers of our
strength of to n this fellow traditionalists that Almighty God deign
noble in to bless our efforts.
goal: the restoration
through the apostolate
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~ – – – – – TCA TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS SCHEDULE
COLORADO INNESOTA
AURORA (Denver area) ROCHESTER
OUR LADY OF VICTORY CHAPEL OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY CHAPEL
2566 Sable Boulevard 5820 Viola Road, NE
(303) 321-3683 or 364-8040 (507) 282-5163 or 289-8522
Masses at 9 & 11 a.m. (every Sunday) Mass at 11:00 a.m.
Weekday Masses at 8:00 a.m. March 1, March 15, April 19
COLOR.ADO SPRINGS
OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY MONTANA
Four Seasons Motor Inn GREAT FALLS
2886 S. Circle Drive, 1-25 and Harrison IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CHAPEL
(303) 636-1575 – call between 9:00 a.m. 2020 Second Avenue North
and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (406) 452-8826
Mass at 10:00 a.m. Mass at 11:00 a.m.
March 1, April 5 Mar. 15, Mar. 22, Apr. 5, Apr. 19, Apr. 26
DURANGO
OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PENNSYLVANIA
Durango Savings and Loan ESSINGTON (Philadelphia area)
1101 E. Second Ave. OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY
(303) 884-2878 Holiday Inn
Mass at 10:00 a.m. 45 Industrial Highway
–March 22, April 12 (one mile from airport)
(215) 328-1348
Mass at 10:00 a.m.
STRATTON
Mar. 15, Mar. 29, Apr. 12, Apr. 26
OUR LADY OF FATIMA CHAPEL
(303) 348-5454
Call for time of Mass
March 1, April 26
UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
FLORIDA Hilton Inn
154 West 600 South
PORT RICHEY (Tampa area)
(801) 278-7501
ST. JOSEPH'S
Mass at 11:00 a.m. Mar. 8
Gulf Highland Club House
Mass at 5:00 p.m. Apr. 26
900 Gulf Highland Drive
(813) 868-0166
Mass at 7:00 p.m. on 3rd and 5th
Sundays of month
VIRGINIA
RICHMOND
OUR LADY OF FATIMA CHAPEL
5217 Futura Avenue
LOUISIANA (804) 737-8211 or 262-4354
OPELOUSAS (Lafayette area)
Mass at 11 :00 a.m.
OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY CHAPEL Mar. 8, Mar. 22, Apr; 5, Apr. ·19
Route 1, Box 195
(318) 942-9053
Mass at 6:00 p.m. on 2nd and 4th
Sundays of month
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