2007

As Christmas approaches, the American TFP wishes you have a very Blessed Christmas and that the Infant Jesus together with Mary Most Holy shower you with Their choicest blessings.

On December 16, around 140 local supporters, friends and neighbors of the American TFP braved hostile weather to attend the annual Christmas Open House at the group’s national headquarters.

After attending the 2007 School of the Americas protest in November, I could not figure out what it was that united the different leftists present. Then it dawned on me that the unifying factor was a hatred of what America represents in the world.

TFP member Edward Ritchie held a protest at the Westlake Promenade Regal Cinema in Westlake, Ohio on the evening of December 7 against the blasphemous film The Golden Compass.

Student Action is asking students to join in a letter-writing campaign to their campus newspapers. Your letter will encourage the God-fearing students on your campus who may feel isolated and alone, and give you an opportunity to peacefully, legally, and logically express unwavering defense of the unborn and God’s law.

Saint Augustine said, “He who sings, prays twice.” With this in mind, a group of young TFP members set out on December 2 as a brass sextet to play Christmas carols for the sick and elderly at Longwood Manner nursing home in Maytown, Penn.

The far-left School of the Americas Watch at Fort Benning, Georgia gets more than its fair share of media coverage. Much less known, yet far larger in turnout, is the nearby counter-demonstration, "God Bless Fort Benning."

All across the nation, nearly 500 groups, families or individuals prayed a Holy Hour of Reparation before the Blessed Sacrament. The effort was in response to a sacrilegious scandal at Most Holy Redeemer Parish in San Francisco when two transvestites dressed as nuns, received Holy Communion from the local Archbishop’s hands.

Since 1990, a crowd has gathered every year in mid-November to protest against the activities of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and demand its closure.The TFP responds with a statement and a campaign

As TFP member Gregory Escaro and I drove up to Fort Benning, in Columbus, Ga., on November 15, we did not know quite what to expect. We had set an interview with Mr. Lee Rials, Public Affairs Officer at the base’s Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC). Personally, I must admit to being a bit intimidated.

Canadian-born "artist" Cosimo Cavallaro strange works now include a life-size sculpture of an entirely nude figure made in chocolate suspended on an invisible cross. To add insult to injury, the figure, meant to be Jesus, is surrounded by more traditional depictions, also in chocolate, of the Blessed Mother and several saints.

On October 15, 2007, TFP Student Action volunteers came to Gettysburg College and distributed flyers alerting students and faculty to the threat communist China poses both to the West and the Chinese people.

All across the country, Catholics gathered in public squares, busy interceptions, city parks, and in front of town halls or local abortion clinics to take part in more than 2,000 public rosary rallies held on October 13 in honor of the 90th anniversary of the Marian apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima in Portugal.

A particularly moving Rosary Rally in Nigeria on the other side of the world is just another sign of the universality of Our Lady and Her Fatima Message.

The Public Square Rosary campaign began with a discussion about commemorating the 90th anniversary of the last apparition at Fatima when Our Lady performed the Miracle of the Sun. Its organizers tried to think of a special way to make this anniversary something special and relevant...

Nearly 250 supporters, friends and members of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) met on October 5-7 in Spring Grove, Penn. to discuss the theme “The Counter-revolutionary Struggle 90 Years After Fatima.”

It defies reason why a declared enemy of America was welcomed to speak at Columbia University. On September 24, a podium the Ivy League institution was given to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the leader of Iran, a nation that sponsors terrorism.

It defies reason why a declared enemy of America was welcomed to speak at Columbia University. On September 24, a podium the Ivy League institution was given to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the leader of Iran, a nation that sponsors terrorism.

From August 9-19, a group of young men were formed into the mold of crusader knights; they were challenged to action and taught by the example of past saint crusaders.

The TFP's Seventh International Student Summer Conference was held this year from July 29 to August 3 in Gaming, Austria with over 130 in attendance.

Respectfully ask the Knights of Columbus to defend the honor of the order against members who are politicians and hold positions contrary to Church teachings.

Throughout the year, the Fatima Custodians for the pilgrim statues of Our Lady of Fatima make home visits where they ask those who attend our presentations to write down their prayer petitions to Fatima. These petitions are then personally sent to Fatima.

The Irish TFP recently hosted its first summer camp for boys at an old Cistercian abbey. Boys from all over Ireland attended and had a great time.

With bagpipes blazing and a large American flag towering above, a massive crowd made way for a curious sight: two long lines of boys marching behind the flag on the way to watch the Fourth of July fireworks aboard the U.S.S. Kidd anchored on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge.

A local communist government in north central China plans to blow up a century-old shrine, including its precious antique statue of Our Lady. Voice your concerns to the US Ambassador to China.

On June 29, American Needs Fatima will mail 80,000 Saint Benedict medals to its friends and supporters as part of its Public Square Rosary campaign.

The America Needs Fatima campaign (ANF) seeks out occasions for like-minded Catholics to meet. With this in mind, America Needs Fatima Custodian Jose Walter Ferraz held a barbecue at his home in Drums, Penn., on June 10.

How can faithful Catholics spread the Fatima message effectively in our secular, anti-Catholic society? That was the topic of a talk given by Mr. Gary Isbell at a festive America Needs Fatima barbecue held on June 2 in Bolton, Conn.

In a March 12 interview with the Chicago Tribune, General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made this statement: “I believe homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts. I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way.”

The air crackled with enthusiasm and expectation when, on March 10, the American TFP hosted the first of a nationwide series of regional one-day conferences in Topeka, Kans.

The American TFP Co-sponsors Illinois Pro-life Conference On February 3, pro-lifers from Illinois and across the nation, gathered in Chicago, for this year’s annual SpeakOut Illinois conference.

Three hundred Catholics gathered in front of the New Orleans City Hall to pray and express their outrage for the blasphemous anti-Catholic floats in the French Quarter Mardi Gras promoted by the Krewe du Vieux parade organizers.

Delaware is introducing legislation that would abolish the statute of limitations for two years in cases of sexual abuse, costing innocent Catholics millions of dollars.

Well over 100 TFP members, friends and supporters crowded the TFP Washington Bureau to hear the talk, "Beyond Pro-Life."

America Needs Fatima finished 2006 with two initiatives it hopes will set the tone for 2007.

This New Year’s Eve, TFP and America Needs Fatima supporters, friends and their guests started the year out right.

For sixteen happy young men, the year 2006 ended with a TFP Call to Chivalry camp.