Winter Camp for Boys Under the Protection of Saint Michael

Winter Camp for Boys Under the Protection of Saint Michael 1

Are Catholic boys ready to defend their faith? Are they strong enough to stand up like Crusaders and proclaim the truth in “season and out of season?” To resist the ungodly trends promoted by immoral TV, peer-pressure, false role models, or the Internet? The crisis of Faith is ever more apparent. God … Read more

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira: His Early Years

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira: His Early Years

On the anniversary of the birth of Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, founder of the Brazilian TFP and inspirer of TFP sister organizations around the world, the American TFP web site offers its readers a biographical sketch of this man who was truly a “crusader of the twentieth century.” Written in the 1970s, … Read more

Embracing Christ and the Cross

Embracing Christ and the Cross 1

An authentic piety penetrates every recess of our souls, naturally stirring our most intimate emotions. Piety, however, is far more than feelings. It arises deep within ourselves from our knowledge of the truths that govern an interior life formed in accord with the Faith. To be sure, these life-giving truths are often … Read more

The Universal Mediatrix

The Universal Mediatrix

On May 31, the Holy Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady, Universal Mediatrix of all Graces. In this age of afflictions and dangers, when all of mankind moans under the weight of misfortunes that increase at every moment, our needs grow and our prayers become more pressing. With this, it is … Read more

In Colombia: The “Miracle” of Almaguer Revives Hopes

In Colombia: The “Miracle” of Almaguer Revives Hopes 2

In their fifth and by far most cruel attack on Almaguer, communist guerrillas recently devastated this little town which clings to the Andes in the province of Cauca in southeast Colombia. The guerrillas burst open the doors of the Catholic Church and placed dynamite charges under the altar, church and rectory. The … Read more

The True Devotion Trilogy III

The True Devotion Trilogy III

Obey in Order to be Free No, dear atheist. Giving a distant echo to the words of the Bishop Saint Remigius upon baptizing Clovis, the first Christian King of the Franks, I say to you: “Burn what you have adored and adore what you have burned.” Yes, burn egoism, doubt, apathy, and, … Read more

Finding the Real Soul of the Apostolate

Finding the Real Soul of the Apostolate 2

The present scandals in the Church have many people looking for positive solutions to the multifaceted problems which beset the Bride of Christ, not realizing that the true solution will only come from Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, His life within us and fidelity to His teachings. The Soul of the Apostolate … Read more

Long Live the Sacred Cross: Long Live Suffering!

Long Live the Sacred Cross: Long Live Suffering! Christ, the Child Jesus on the Cross appears to Saint Lydwine on her deathbed

  “Long live the sacred cross: long live suffering!” How foreign these words of Saint Veronica Giulani are to our modern ears. Tell-tale examples like widespread abortion and drug use are unnecessary to see that contemporary society will do anything to avoid suffering. However, in turning its back on suffering, it has … Read more

Garcia Moreno: Heroic President of Ecuador

Garcia Moreno, President of Ecuador, Writes to His Holiness Blessed Pius IX 1

Manly Catholic of intransigent principles, slain by the enemies of the Faith because of his consistency and courage in defense of the Church and Papacy Gabriel Garcia Moreno was born in Guayaquil, in southern Ecuador on December 24, 1821. His father, Gabriel Garcia Gómez was Spanish, while his mother, Doña Mercedes Moreno, … Read more

What Are They Doing To Attract A Crowd Like This One?

What Are They Doing To Attract A Crowd Like This One?

When it comes to the apostolate, the primary concern of many reformers seems to be how to attract multitudes to the Church. The twentieth-century, more than any of the preceding ones, can be called the century of the multitudes. Everywhere multitudes gather — and for every reason: political rallies, sports games, rock … Read more