A Review of the Book Pius IX by Roberto de Mattei (Leominster, England: Gracewing, September 2004) Today’s problems often seem to be the worst ever faced by the human race. Thus, it is easy to be overwhelmed by focusing … Continue reading
Becoming Acquainted With a Great Man of God
October 19, 2018 | Edwin Benson
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What Is the Meaning of Pope Francis’s New Gesture?
October 17, 2018 | Luiz Sérgio Solimeo 
Since the Middle Ages, Popes have used a ferula, a metal rod topped by a cross, to symbolize their authority. However, at the inauguration of the Youth Synod, on October 3, the Holy Father presented himself with a new papal … Continue reading
The Other Sexual Abuse Culture That No One Dares to Mention
October 9, 2018 | John Horvat II 
With the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, the sexual assault debate ignited once again, as it will with each new accusation—whether true or false—of high profile celebrities or public figures. Every time, we hear the same message: There is an abuse of … Continue reading
Why Apple Is Shaking in Its Boots
October 7, 2018 | John Horvat II 
I have always believed that Apple fears no one. Valued at over one trillion dollars, the maker of iPhones and iPads can do whatever it wants when marketing its products. It can count on the loyalty of tens of millions … Continue reading
New Book “A Pastoral Revolution” Sifting Through the Language of Radical Change in the Church
October 3, 2018 | TFP.org 
YORK, Penn. (October 3, 2018) An important new book has just been released to help Catholics make sense of the confusing language of change in the Church. A Pastoral Revolution: Six Talismanic Words In the Ecclesial Debate on the Family … Continue reading
Save Us From the Deniers of Hell
October 2, 2018 | John Horvat II 
Anyone who wonders why the Catholic Church is in its present crisis need only read Dr. Scott Bruce’s “Do We Still Need to Believe in Hell?” The Wall Street Journal article (9/15-16/2018) recently appeared in its popular weekend review section. … Continue reading
It Is Still a Mortal Sin After the Children Are Grown: The Implications of “Gray Divorce”
September 29, 2018 | Edwin Benson 
Although it is not new, a trend called “gray divorce” is growing. Charles Schwab’s Advisor Services recently ran an article in which they point out that, “People are living longer, and divorces after age 50 are happening at twice the … Continue reading
“Paradigm Shift”–A Critical Assessment of the Francis Pontificate
September 27, 2018 | Edwin Benson 
Pope Francis’s “Paradigm Shift”: Continuity or Rupture in the Mission of the Church? An Assessment of His Pontificate’s First Five Years. Pope Francis places Catholics in a dilemma. Many have the very understandable, indeed holy, desire to obey … Continue reading
“Pope Francis’s ‘Paradigm Shift’” Helps Catholics Oppose Radical Change in the Church
September 25, 2018 | TFP.org 
YORK, Penn. (Sept. 26, 2018) An important new book has just been released to help Catholics better understand and oppose the radical and confusing changes of the Pope Francis era. Pope Francis’s “Paradigm Shift”: Continuity or Rupture in the Mission … Continue reading
An Appeal to the Divine Shepherdess
September 24, 2018 | John Horvat II 
September 25 is the feast of the Divine Shepherdess. This devotion dates back to 1703, when Capuchin Friar Isidoro of Seville, a scion of Spain’s most noble families, experienced a mystical illumination in which the Virgin Mary asked him to … Continue reading
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