On May 24, feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, Mr. Piotr Kucharski and Mr. Valdis Grinsteins, representatives of the Polish TFP, joined Cardinal Janis Pujats at the Chancellery Office of Riga at the official launching of a Latvian language edition of the American TFP’s hard-hitting book Defending A Higher Law: Why … Read more
In the continuing debate on same-sex “marriage,” proponents commonly highlight the 1,049 benefits extended by the federal government to couples united in marriage. They claim that such benefits and those of the states should also be extended to homosexual couples. Indeed, this was the reasoning of the Supreme Court judges who ruled … Read more
We live at a time when extreme moral decadence and a loss of the sense of evil and sin coexist with technological advances unprecedented in history. If not contained within proper moral limits, this very progress can turn into catastrophe. In the coming elections, many initiatives are being put to the vote … Read more
Recent statements by Cardinals George Cottier and Javier Lozano Barragán that condom use is legitimate in certain circumstances to prevent the spread of AIDS are creating confusion among Catholics worldwide and causing enormous scandal. Unfortunately, these high-ranking prelates, both holding important posts in the Roman Curia, have joined a growing number of … Read more
Once again, tens of thousands of Americans are marching in midwinter to protest abortion. It is an honor and a duty we have proudly claimed and will continue to claim as long as it takes to overturn Roe v Wade, the fatal decision allowing the killing of unborn innocents. Our opposition to … Read more
On the evening of November 16, twenty TFP supporters staged a rally outside the Topeka City Hall where the city council was debating a proposed ordinance that would prohibit “discrimination” against homosexuals. The measure would have added sexual orientation — a changeable lifestyle — to the list of race, religion, national origin … Read more
The Honorable George W. Bush President of the United States of America The White House 1600Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the American TFP’s directors, members and supporters I congratulate you for Tuesday’s election victory. In this election, America’s moral and cultural configuration was at stake … Read more
As the same-sex “marriage” debate rages across the nation, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) welcomed an archbishop’s encouraging review of its landmark 2004 book defending traditional marriage. Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss of Omaha, Nebr. sent his Oct. 11 review of Defending a Higher Law: Why … Read more
With the controversy over same-sex “marriage” boiling in Massachusetts and around the nation, many God-fearing Americans lose sight of the beauty and holiness of this endangered sacrament. With this in mind, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) sponsored a lecture by EWTN host Fr. John Trigilio … Read more
The city of Krakow would seem to be an unlikely place for a heated debate over homosexual “rights” and same-sex “marriage.” Poland’s cultural capital is situated in a conservative region in this overwhelmingly Catholic country. The city’s homosexual population is minute and insignificant. Indeed the issue has been largely ignored by Polish … Read more