On July 6, 1808, by Napoleon’s orders, French soldiers arrested Pius VII. They took the Pontiff to Savona, a Ligurian city near Genoa. The Papal Secretary of State Cardinal Bartholomeo Pacca, detained on the same occasion, was imprisoned in the Fenestrelle Fortress, near Turin, roughly eighty-five miles from Savona. Napoleon’s motive was … Read more
There has been tremendous growth in Satanism in America. No longer limited to large liberal cities, it now finds itself in small towns and rural areas where one would never think it possible. There are many reasons for Satanism’s growth. However, one reason rarely cited is that children are prepared early to … Read more
In 1804, First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor of the French. A few days before promulgating the laws establishing the Empire, Napoleon conferred with Giovanni Battista Cardinal Caprara, the Papal Legate. Napoleon asked the legate to sound out the Holy Father about the possibility of consecrating him as Emperor in Notre Dame … Read more
During some recent travels, something unexpected caught my eye. While walking past a church in Milwaukee, I noticed what looked like a large slab of bronze lying across a park bench. I walked over to see what it could be. A small sign identified the work as “Homeless Jesus,” a sculpture meant … Read more
One great tragedy of radical individualism was the loss of all the social skills and practices that help make living together in society more agreeable, uplifting and virtuous. The Revolution of the Sixties was not just a complete change of sexual mores. It also overturned all the social manners and practices that … Read more
This article is part three of a three-part series on Americanist Heresy. It is based on the author’s meeting on February 12, 2025, at the American TFP’s headquarters in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. Click here to read part one or two. * * * The scientific world defines a catalyst as “an agent … Read more
In the first picture, there are select chickens, plump fish and splendid cold cuts. The reader will think, “Certainly, this is a shelf in a well-stocked grocery store or supermarket.” Seeing the other photo, he will say, “It must be a supermarket.” Were anyone to suggest that these are, respectively, objects of … Read more
The founder of Lyon’s “Secret,” as its Marian sodality was known, was also its historian, Benoît Coste. He belonged to a wealthy and well-known Catholic family in that city. Born on December 11, 1781, he was still a boy when Lyon, having risen against the French Revolution that had begun in Paris, … Read more
Someone asked me how I came to love suffering. To answer this question, we need to realize that, naturally speaking, nobody loves suffering; it horrifies us. For example, I am horrified by the thought of a drop of boiling water or, even worse, a drop of sealing wax falling on my skin. … Read more
One article of men’s clothing that is sadly on the decline is the necktie. This abandonment reflects a refusal to accept any restrictions, discipline or discomfort in clothing or presentation. Many want to feel comfortable at any cost, even if undignified. Comfort and informality are today’s fashion gods. People will go to … Read more
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