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The Traditional Latin Mass – not the only alternative to bad liturgyThe founding of Adoremus and the Adoremus Bulletin

The Traditional Latin Mass – not the only alternative to bad liturgy
The founding of Adoremus and the Adoremus Bulletin

In 1995, Adoremus Bulletin was founded by three people — two priests and a laywoman. There was also a fourth figure who was instrumental in launching Adoremus — Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI, whose profound understanding of and

The Pope Benedict California connection'It was a golden age of Catholic theology, in the mid-20th century'

The Pope Benedict California connection
'It was a golden age of Catholic theology, in the mid-20th century'

There was a time – it encompassed most of the 1980s – that Catholic publishers weren’t very interested in what the largely unknown Father Joseph Ratzinger of Germany had to say about Christian morality, the mystery of the heart of

Father Fessio addresses the Reform of the ReformNotes on the 1-hour talk in San Francisco on All Souls Day

Father Fessio addresses the Reform of the Reform
Notes on the 1-hour talk in San Francisco on All Souls Day

Father Joseph Fessio, S.J., founder of Ignatius Press, spoke about the middle way between the traditional Mass and the Novus Ordo Mass on Nov. 2 at Star of the Sea parish in San Francisco.

Ignatius Press authors and friends greet Father Fessio on 80th birthday16-minute video includes Bishop Vasa and Archbishop Cordileone

Ignatius Press authors and friends greet Father Fessio on 80th birthday
16-minute video includes Bishop Vasa and Archbishop Cordileone

Those who recorded short messages of best wishes to the founder of San Francisco’s Ignatius Press on the video include: Cardinal Robert Sarah, Archbishop Cordileone, Cardinal George Pell, apologist Steve Ray and wife Janet,

Father Fessio on Black Lives MatterThe issue of the nuclear family

Father Fessio on Black Lives Matter
The issue of the nuclear family

Father Joseph Fessio, founder of Ignatius Press, gave a 10-minute homily to staff members in San Francisco on Tuesday, July 7. Father Fessio in citing the day’s readings from Hosea about idols,

For the greater good of the Church

For the greater good of the Church

Founded in 1978, San Francisco’s Ignatius Press has been instrumental in maintaining and promoting the full teaching of the Catholic Church to the English-speaking world. The press’s fidelity to the Church has enabled millions of readers

“Be a man. Stand up and answer the questions”

“Be a man. Stand up and answer the questions”

The founder of U.S. Catholic publishing house Ignatius Press has called for Pope Francis to answer Archbishop Viganò’s allegations that he knowingly promoted an American cardinal accused of abusing seminarians and priests.

Father

40 Years and new beginnings

40 Years and new beginnings

The following is from a letter from Father Joseph Fessio, founder of Ignatius Press.

There are many stories I could tell about all the blessings God has showered upon us during the last

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