We woke up shivering on the morning of June 19, 2020. The cold had come upon us unexpectedly that night. Upon rising, we scrambled out of our sleeping bags and took down our tents. After a quick breakfast, we left our campsite just outside of Denver, Colorado and headed for the State Capitol … Read more
It was sunny and pleasant as we assembled in front of the capitol building in Austin, Texas, with signs, banners, and a statue of Our Lady of Fatima. Some twenty-five local friends and supporters of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) joined in the recitation of … Read more
The June 5 Rosary Rally in Atlanta, Georgia, was a beautiful reminder that Our Lady was watching over the volunteers engaged in the Mercy on America campaign this summer. The campaign is a special project of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP). TFP friends and volunteers … Read more
In the face of the coronavirus crisis and now civil unrest, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) has launched what it calls a “50-State Rosary Tour to Reject Socialism and Rebuild America.” The launching of this campaign to restore America started at the Marian Shrine of … Read more
If there are gongs that sound in history, one of them would have struck on January 22, 2019. It was a day of infamy for America, the Church and the family. On that 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and to wild applause, we saw the fast-track approval and signing of the … Read more
This June 6th marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion. While not the largest amphibious invasion in history, it is perhaps the most significant. Europe was pinned beneath the boot of National Socialism, a godless gnostic sect that swept God from public life. The Normandy invasion spelled the beginning of … Read more
Many North Americans, Latin Americans, and Europeans are justifiably skeptical of the global environmental movement. It shows many of the characteristics, not of a serious scientific movement, but of a political ideology or even a quasi-religious sect. The overwhelming majority of its leaders and foot soldiers espouse a not-so-hidden socialist ideology that … Read more
After the 2016 elections, many tried to explain what happened. Some theories are not convincing since they seem to hide a darker reality of which we dare not speak. Others appear a bit too simplified to explain what we experience in daily life. To start the process of understanding our crisis, we … Read more
In the year 49 B.C., Julius Caesar moved his forces into Italy over a small insignificant stream called the Rubicon. In so doing, he violated the law that forbade generals to move troops out of their assigned provinces. Caesar realized the seriousness of his decision by declaring “The die is cast!” The … Read more
When I was much younger, I remember listening to a song from the band REM which begins with the words: The world is collapsing around my ears I turned up the radio but I can’t hear it… Nearly thirty years ago, in the idylls of the fading century, that song was poetry. … Read more