It is very painful to watch. So many people see the nation’s problems and are very articulate in sizing them up. They can be good observers and provide brilliant analysis. However, what is afflictive is that many of these people need to see the crisis better. They do not take things to … Read more
Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira denounced the generalization of chaos over 70 years ago. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall, Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira spoke of the metamorphosis, not the death, of communism. He saw this maneuver as part of a universal Revolution to lead the world to its final … Read more
Doctrinal and moral confusion reigns more than ever in both the Catholic Church and secular society. Fortunately, 2017 will commemorate four anniversaries of important historical events that are keys to understanding this crisis: the Lutheran revolt of 1517, the founding of Masonry in 1717, the Russian Revolution of 1917, and Our Lady’s … Read more
The French Revolution of 1789 was based on the ideological philosophy of the Enlightenment summarized in the famous trilogy, “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.” By imposing full equality on society, the advocates of this philosophy sought to bring about complete freedom and an idyllic brotherhood among men. The Guillotine’s “Fraternity” As is well known, … Read more
On March 21-22, Tradition, Family Property-Louisiana and America Needs Fatima held two regional one-day conferences in Louisiana centered on the theme of the need for Catholic action. The setting for the first conference was Grand Coteau, one of Louisiana’s charming historic towns. Land of the Acadians The first talk of the day … Read more
The following text is taken from an informal lecture Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira gave on December 10, 1970. It has been translated and adapted for publication without his revision. – Ed. There is an interesting passage in Saint Thérèse’s famous Story of a Soul, in which she speaks of the cultural … Read more
On March 8, Tradition, Family and Property — Louisiana hosted a regional one-day conferences in Lafayette, Louisiana. The event was held in the historic Grand Coteau House Ballroom in nearby Grand Coteau. Since this year marks the 100-year anniversary of the birth of Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, the conference started with … Read more
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
The air crackled with enthusiasm and expectation when, on March 10, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) hosted the first of a nationwide series of regional one-day conferences in Topeka, Kans. The event also ended with a public recitation of the rosary in front of the … Read more
From January 8-13, the American TFP’s sister organization in Peru, Tradicion y Accion por un Perú Mayor, held a seminar of Catholic formation for students near the ancient and historical city of Cuzco. This second annual week of lectures, prayer, recollection, and visits to local religious and historical sites inspired its participants … Read more