On March 7, 2019, Pope Francis caused new scandal with the statement that the Church was “surprised in flagrant adultery!” Regrettably, this is not the first time that Francis scandalizes Catholics (and many non-Catholics) with shocking statements and attitudes opposed to the Gospels, Church Tradition, and the common sentiment of the faithful. … Read more
Modernity prides itself on proclaiming the supremacy of reason over faith. The tenets of faith are dismissed as superstition and unproven. The Enlightenment found in nature all that was needed to ensure what was thought to be happiness on Earth. However, modern man soon revolted against the restraints of reason that held … Read more
Forty-six years ago this month, the horrible and infamous Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, legalized the slaughter of innocent unborn children through abortion. However, now, pro-lifers from all over the world are still converging by the hundreds of thousands upon Washington D.C., the nation’s capital, to boldly and unabashedly proclaim that … Read more
On this 46th annual March for Life, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) joins with the multitudes of Americans all over the nation who oppose abortion and a wide spectrum of related moral issues ranging from the attack on marriage to euthanasia to gender ideology. As … Read more
This article was written at the beginning of World War II in the face of the impending crisis. Although the world situation has changed since then and even worsened, the same “unending conflict” between the Church and Her enemies continues. Taken from the newspaper, Legionário, October 15, 1939 “The Unending Conflict” is … Read more
Islam and the Suicide of the West: The Origin, Doctrine, and Goals of Islam, Luiz Sérgio Solimeo Every year, the nation remembers the terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center on 9/11. This event is carved deeply into the American psyche. Yet in these commemorations, the media give us terribly … Read more
When man is facing a crisis, his common tendency is to seek an easy, effective and complete solution. Easy solutions often come to mind without trying to understand in depth the real characteristics of the crisis and its possible causes. Thus, instead of solving crises, such solutions only aggravate them by adding … Read more
The outrage over both the sexual scandals and the complicity of members of the hierarchy is definitely morally justified. This makes a discussion of the causes all the more necessary. A Sin That Cries to Heaven for Vengeance The sin of homosexuality is extremely grave. Consequently, catechisms and other texts used to … Read more
The town of Houghton-le-Spring in England is hardly the sort of place that you would expect to find an uproar over schools and religion. Mark McLachlan’s twelve-year-old step-daughter goes to the Kepier School in Houghton-le-Spring. Mr. McLachlan was looking through his stepdaughter’s school planner when he noticed an assignment that angered him. He … Read more
To say that there is a crisis in the world of Catholic catechesis is an understatement. Three generations of Catholic young people have been ill-served by the formation in the faith that they deserved but did not receive. Of course, they did not object much, nor are many of them objecting now. … Read more