Latin Mass Magazine

The Latin Mass: A Journal of Catholic Culture, commonly referred to as Latin Mass Magazine, is an American Catholic magazine published quarterly, with a traditionalist Catholic viewpoint. It is based in Ramsey, New Jersey.[1]

History and profile

Latin Mass Magazine was established in 1992.[2] Published by the Catholic organization Keep the Faith, the magazine is a strong supporter of the traditional Tridentine Mass. It has often expressed skepticism about the liturgical and other reforms introduced by the Second Vatican Council and Popes John XXIII and Paul VI.[3] The magazine advocates for traditional gender roles and complementarism.[4] The magazine admires Pope Benedict XVI because of his emphasis on traditional Catholic dogma and apparent desire to widen the use of the Tridentine Mass in the church.

The magazine claims to be "one of the fastest growing Catholic periodicals in the country."[5] In a 2006 interview with The Wanderer, a Catholic weekly newspaper, former publisher Roger McCaffrey claimed: "In 10 years, the circulation of Latin Mass Magazine will be higher than that of [Jesuit Magazine] America."[6]

According to its mission statement, the magazine attempts to combat what it sees as "accelerating secularism" by emphasizing a "return of the Church to tradition and authentic organic development". The magazine also holds conferences to encourage conservative priests and laity in furthering a more traditional approach to Catholic teaching and liturgy, and it hopes to establish a study center "that will assist the articulation of Catholic tradition".[5]

Tom Woods had been managing editor starting in 1996.[7] The magazine's most recent managing editor was John W. Blewett, who died February 8, 2013.

The publication has seen occasional controversy, such as its dispute with The Wanderer over Humanae Vitae, Paul VI's encyclical on birth control.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Contact us". Latin Mass Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Latin Mass Magazine (19 Issues, 1992 and on". WorthPoint. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Woods, Tom (Fall 2001). "Cluny: A Light from the Past - A successful reform, and its message for today". Latin Mass Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2022-04-07. The problem today is far worse. Since Vatican II, a liberalism utterly alien to traditional Catholic thought has insinuated its way into every aspect of Catholic life, even among many people who consider themselves orthodox and exemplary. Disciplinary scandals abound now as then, but in addition to these problems our adversaries have attempted to remake Catholicism altogether, offering us a substitute that bears more resemblance to liberalism, Modernism, and the Enlightenment than to the traditional faith.
  4. ↑ McLucas, James (Spring 1998). "The Emasculation of the Priesthood". Latin Mass Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2022-04-07. There is an increasing amount of information suggesting that men are being marginalized by the emerging social structure in contemporary Western society. Women, due to their physical ability to bear children and the concomitant endowment and desire to nurture them, have a significant and irreplaceable role through the design of nature. Men, on the other hand, are not as comfortable with themselves. Unlike women, who possess a clarity of role due to their inherent maternal qualities, men do not have a "built in" social niche that is effected through biology.
  5. 1 2 "Latin Mass Magazine website". Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  6. ↑ Mershon, Brian (2006-10-12). "Freedom for Classical Roman rite in 2006?". RenewAmerica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-04. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  7. ↑ Woods, Tom (2022-04-07). "Woods Derangement Syndrome". tomwoods.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-07. I had known her and her family for years before we were married because her mother worked for The Latin Mass magazine, of which I had been managing editor since 1996.
  8. ↑ "Seattle Catholic website". Retrieved January 4, 2007.


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