Luther Thought He Was Divine!

Luther Thought He Was Divine!

The five hundredth anniversary of Martin Luther, who was largely responsible for the Protestant revolution of the XVI century, gave rise to manifestations of sympathy in certain Catholic circles which would have been considered absolutely unforeseeable five years ago. Among these manifestations was the visit of HH John Paul II to the … Read more

The Double Game of French Socialism: Gradual in Strategy, Radical in Goal

The Double Game of French Socialism: Gradual in Strategy, Radical in Goal 1

Introduction On December 9, 1981, a striking six-page public interest advertisement appeared in The Washington Post and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the first two in a series of such publications to appear throughout the West. In the advertisements, the Societies for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) jointly addressed the … Read more

What Next?

What Next? 1

I have just read a report that a hot fight over a proposed strike is going on between hardliners and “softliners” inside the Polish Communist Party. The advocates of the “soft” position are calling for concessions to the Solidarity union to soften the attitude of the promoters of the strike. The hardliners … Read more

Convergence and Psychological Warfare

Convergence and Psychological Warfare 2

I am writing on Tuesday morning. Today’s papers in Brazil and the world are reporting still another change of nuance in the overall picture of the situation in Poland. The success of the various strike movements has forced the Communist Party there to sweep out the Premier. In view of the liberalizing … Read more

Indian Tribalism: The Communist-Missionary Ideal for Brazil in the Twenty-First Century

Indian Tribalism: The Communist-Missionary Ideal for Brazil in the Twenty-First Century

Contents: Introduction PART I – The Traditional Catholic Concept of the Missions 1.  Concept of the Mission 2. The Highest End of the Mission: Essentially Religious – the Glory of God and Eternal Happiness 3. Effects of the Mission in Temporal Life 4. The Mission and the Indians 5. An Impossible Solution for the Missionary: To Do … Read more

The “Good Fellow”

The “Good Fellow” 1

When in 1971 the U.N. expelled Taiwan and accepted Red China as a member, a general consensus of appeasement swept over the world, infecting minds with forgetfulness of the horrors of Communism. As something quite similar is taking place today with the United States normalizing trade with China, we thought it advantageous … Read more

Two Ideals: Law and the Machine

Two Ideals: Law and the Machine 1

This impressive view of the Coliseum, powerfully illuminated by spotlights, allows us to see the same diverse beauties the old monument displays when under the brightness of the Roman sun. An atmosphere of tragedy and catastrophe weighs heavily over the ambience. To the right, in the background the collapsed walls of the … Read more