2002
This is Not Our Lady
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- April 17, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
The first TFP Forum Discussion is over and the results are in. Seeing a picture of the statue of "Our Lady of the Angels," at the new Cathedral in Los Angeles, our readers were asked whether or not the figure represented Our Lady. Of the hundreds of responses which came in, only a handful believed that what they saw represented the Mother of God.
Soldiers Are Not Terrorists!
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- April 15, 2008
- Written by Raymond Drake
The American TFP calls upon President Bush and Secretary Rumsfeld to resist the pressure to classify the terrorists from the al-Qaeda and Taliban movements as "prisoners of war" under the 1949 Geneva Convention.
American Catholics Reject BBC Pseudo-Documentary
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- April 14, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
On Sunday, December 22, TFP volunteers, and supporting members of America Needs Fatima from the Washington, D.C. area held a prayer vigil and protest rally in front of the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) American headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland.
Weathering the Storm Spreading Reason in Face of Hype
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- April 14, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
The Rochester, N.Y. chapter of Call to Holiness sponsored a launching for the hard-hitting book just authored by the TFP Commission for American Issues, I Have Weathered Other Storms: A Response to the Scandals and Democratic Reforms that Threaten the Catholic Church.
Read more: Weathering the Storm Spreading Reason in Face of Hype
Two Different Worlds at Two Mommies Protest
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- April 14, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
Braving the elements, over 125 people gathered to protest the Somerville Theater's lesbian version of the Christmas story. TFP and America Needs Fatima members responded to the play with a nationwide campaign of prayer and peaceful protest.
Flop in America: Father Amaro Meets Protest and Prayer
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- April 14, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
The highly-offensive movie The Crime of Father Amaro was supposedly a success in Mexico but it seems to be falling flat in America. Everywhere it goes it is meeting with protests, prayer and…cancellations.
Read more: Flop in America: Father Amaro Meets Protest and Prayer
Weathering the Storm: Book Responds to Scandals
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- April 14, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
With the Catholic Church mired in sexual-abuse scandals, the American TFP is now releasing a book that teaches Catholics how to react to the climate of intense emotion and confusion that warps the debate and hinders a true solution to the crisis.
Good Manners and Social Graces
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- April 14, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
Our Louisiana chapter sponsored a two-day event for mothers and daughters titled Good Manners and Social Graces. From November 17 - 23, this mini-seminar, organized in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Alexandria, emphasized the spiritual foundation of good manners through the virtue of charity.
Viva Cristo Rey on Hollywood Boulevard
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- April 14, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
On November 14, Hollywood Boulevard was home to an out-of-character event when 125 Catholics assembled at Galaxy Theaters for a rally of peaceful protest and reparation hosted by the American TFP's America Needs Fatima campaign.
Speaking of Splendors Past
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- April 14, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
A political electoral change is limited without a corresponding cultural change. These were the sentiments of TFP speaker Mario Navarro da Costa in talks given during a November 8-10 Kansas tour.
Tell your Senator to Vote Against CEDAW
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- April 14, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
The United States is rightly gaining a reputation as the greatest obstacle to radically leftist United Nations' initiatives. Let's keep it that way.
TFP Gathers to Discuss Church and Nation
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- April 11, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
On the October 13 weekend, the American TFP gathered together over 200 members, supporters and friends of Fatima, for a series of meetings linked to the internal situation of the Church and the nation.
The Chicago Reader Blasphemy
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- April 11, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
The funny papers are not always funny. This is apparent from a horribly offensive anti-Catholic comic strip appearing in The Chicago Reader. In response, the American TFP is launching, through its America Needs Fatima (ANF) network, a massive campaign of peaceful protest.
A Summer Course in the Shadow of Chartres
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- April 11, 2008
- Written by John Horvat II
Finding something exciting to do over summer vacation was not difficult for those students attending the Université d’été. This summer university course was held at the Château du Jaglu near the cathedral city of Chartres. The location, curriculum and fellowship made this program a Catholic student’s summer dream.
A Summer to Remember...
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- April 11, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
From August 1-10, the American TFP held a summer camp for boys aged 11-18 at its national headquarters in Spring Grove, Penn. Modeled largely on an earlier camp in Louisiana, the Pennsylvania camp proved equally challenging and exciting.
Answering the Call to Chivalry
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- April 11, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
There are all kinds of summer camps for boys specializing in teaching everything from tennis to computer programming. However, the recent TFP Summer Program in Louisana was a unique experience.
Stirring up the Windy City
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- April 11, 2008
- Written by ANF
Throwing mud at the Catholic Church has become fashionable because Catholics rarely stand up for their Faith. With this in mind, The American TFP decided to take such a stand in Chicago.
ANF Mails out its 2003 Fatima Calendar
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- April 11, 2008
- Written by ANF
ANF is now mailing out its 2003 Fatima calendar to its 265,000 members across the country.
"Dangerous Lives" Underscores Tragic Times
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- April 11, 2008
- Written by ANF
Although there are worse films showing in the nation's theaters, "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" is symptomatic of our times.
Relief for Fatima Custodians
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- April 11, 2008
- Written by ANF
Facing New Challenges in 2002
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- April 11, 2008
- Written by America Needs Fatima
In its biggest year ever, America Needs Fatima is sending out over 210,000 membership packages during this holiday season. The package includes a membership card containing a beautiful picture of Our Lady of Fatima, superimposed over an American flag.TFP Welcomes Convert
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- April 10, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
American TFP President Raymond Drake has sent a letter of congratulations to Senator Sam Brownback on the occasion of his conversion to the Catholic Faith.
Seeking Out Our Lady of Lebanon
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- April 10, 2008
- Written by Byron Whitcraft
On June 23, 2002, the American TFP organized a pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, Ohio.
A Background to a Crisis
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- April 10, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
To a full house of nearly one hundred TFP members, friends and supporters at the TFP's Washington Bureau in McLean, Va., Fr. John Trigilio,Ph.D. discussed the background to the present scandals in the Church in proper perspective.
"I Felt as if Heaven Were Brought to Earth…"
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- April 10, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
On April 27-30, the International Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima visited the Headquarters of the American TFP in Spring Grove, Penn., where over 100 TFP members, supporters and friends gathered to pray for America, and the fulfillment of Our Lady's Fatima prophesies.
Ban All Human Cloning! America Must Take the Lead
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- April 10, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
America has reached a crossroads at which it must choose either to "pursue medical research with a clear sense of moral purpose," or "travel without an ethical compass into a world we could live to regret."
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Ten Questions and No Answers
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- April 09, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
Ten Questions. It seemed so simple. In an academic atmosphere like George Washington University, ten questions should have had all the makings of a grand debate.
The Enemy Within
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- April 09, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
We know the Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorists, the radical Islamic fundamentalism and the suicide bomber. September 11 has engraved these images of the enemy all too well in our minds. However, as we contemplate the next phase of the war on terrorism, there is a subversive side of our enemy we do not know well. This enemy works from within.
Attack on America, A Wake-up Call for the West
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- April 09, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
Four months have passed since the brutal attacks of September 11th, but as the smoke clears at ground zero, the world emerges to face an all-important decision. With this in mind, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) gathered men from France, Brazil, Germany, Poland, Ukraine and the United States for a weekend to get acquainted with the thought of the TFP founder Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira.
American TFP Says No to POW Status
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- April 09, 2008
- Written by TFP.org
On January 27, 2002, the American TFP sent a letter to President George W. Bush urging him to resist worldwide pressure to classify al-Quaeda and Taliban terrorists as "prisoners of war" under the 1949 Geneva Convention. A similar letter was also sent to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.