In this issue

• Letter from the Rector: Bishop Pivarunas reflects on his summer travels to Mass centers throughout the United States, his Confirmation visit to Kalispell, Montana, and the annual meeting of secular priests in Omaha.
• The Jesuit Missions of Montana: The history and photographs of St. Mary’s and St. Ignatius Missions recall the apostolic labors of the early Jesuit missionaries among the Indian tribes of the Northwest.
• Our Lady and the Flathead Mission: An account from The Woman Shall Conquer recounts Our Lady’s apparition to a young Indian boy at St. Mary’s Mission and the remarkable grace he received.
• The Missionary Vocation: The heroic sacrifices of the early Jesuits provide an example for today’s priests and seminarians and a reminder to pray that God will send laborers into His harvest.
• Fr. Connell Answers Moral Questions: Fr. Francis J. Connell explains Catholic principles concerning attendance at invalid marriages and the giving of wedding gifts to those entering such unions.