American TFP Lectures

Devotion to Our Lady and
Rules to Discern True and False Visions and Revelations
Learn why God in His mercy gives us visions and revelations and how they help to strengthen our faith and piety. You and your family will enjoy a most insightful and reassuring presentation. A tremendous help in today's confusing world!

St. Louis de Montfort and
True Devotion to Our Lady
Come and learn about the life and teachings of this great saint! The slide presentation brings you to Brittany, whose dusty roads St. Louis got to know so well. His fiery words of devotion to Mary have been described as "the greatest monument of all times to the Virgin Mother of God."

A Shower of Roses From the Heights of Calvary:
True Sanctity Comes From the Cross
St. Thérèse of the Little Flower is a saint for our days! Her life is an open book from which we can learn, yes... how to become a saint. The road to sanctity will always be the Way of the Cross - "Per crucem ad lucem" (Through the cross, we reach the light). St. Thérèse, with her "Little Way," teaches us how to make it, despite our frailties.

Indifference and the Loss of the Notion of Sin
Many people today are so confused as to what is sinful. Why is this so? What consequences does this have for society? Like a moral AIDS, indifference destroys our very ability to recognize and react to danger. Come and learn how to protect your family from this great scourge of our times!

Why was Our Lady so Sad at Fatima?
Is there a family where the mother won't intercede for her children? Is there a family where the mother won't plead with them to behave, to avoid the father's punishment? Both at Fatima and afterwards, using the language of the events, Mary urges men to conversion, sacrifice, and prayer. An eye-opening review of world events from the Fatima perspective.

St. Joseph, A Heavenly Intercessor for the Greatest Trials
How much do you really know about St. Joseph? His princely background, heroic virtue, and privileged role as Jesus' foster father? His powerful intercession and solicitous understanding of the paradoxes we sometimes go through in life? This is a must talk for every Catholic family!

Taking the Catholic Initiative
An overview of the problems Catholics now face. What specifically should be the goals of Catholics today? How can the average Catholic react to the threats to the family? What recourses do Catholics have coming from the Faith that allow them to take the initiative and work for a Catholic Civilization?

Linking Fatima to the Real World
So many people today are mugged by reality. The real world presents them with problems they never had to deal with before. How do these very real problems like those of education, fashion, culture and the crisis in the Church relate to Fatima? How does a Catholic survive in a hostile world? This talk will broach these subjects.

St. John Bosco: Role Model For Educators Today
At times the struggle to lead children to virtue seems staggering. It certainly seemed that way to St. John Bosco, working with boys in a country that was at war with the Church. How did St. John Bosco steer the most troublesome of boys to the path of virtue? Can we do the same today?

Dress, Fashion, And the Concern For God's Glory
Does it matter to us and others how we dress? Does it matter to God? God is beauty, and His creation reflects His beauty. In choosing how to dress, we can and should have God's glory as a paramount concern. This talk gives you precious insights on how much more than just modesty is involved in our choice of attire.

Series of talks on The Meaning of Life: Our Origin and Destiny
Life in our days, driven by the disorderly passions of pride and sensuality, has changed, taking on an air entirely opposed to the plan which God had for His creation. See how, through his religion Gnosis, Satan has orchestrated this change by destroying the notions of sin and hierarchy as they existed in Christian Civilization. This series is a must hear, for those who sense that modern society suffers from a profound moral crisis, but would like to gain a better understanding of it.

Confidence: A Virtue That Shines In The Darkness Part I
According to the Center for Disease Control over 3 million people committed suicide last year world wide. How could so many choose such a tragic end? The answer is simple! They did not trust in the mercy of Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother, and therefore were consumed with despair. They did not know the council of Our Lord to sinners: "It is not the sin that causes me so much sadness, but the failure to come to Me and ask forgiveness." The Book of Confidence is a simple treatise containing profound truths which modern man has all but forgotten. It is time for us to remind the world about that which is essential for our perseverance. Confidence, Confidence, Confidence!

Confidence: A Virtue That Shines In The Darkness Part II
"Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Justice and all these things shall be added unto you" was not mere poetry, but a promise of Our Divine Savior. A promise to take care of our temporal and spiritual necessities. We worry ourselves about "what we shall put on" or "what we shall eat" and forget about the birds of the air which neither reap nor sow, but are cared for by the Heavenly Father. Are not you of much more value than they? Should we take these words literally? Part II of the treatise on Confidence will answer these and other important questions. The days we live in are dark indeed, but the light of Confidence awaits you!

Confidence: A Virtue That Shines In The Darkness Part III
This, the third and final part of the treatise on Confidence, will address both the reasons for Confidence and the fruits of Confidence. St. Francis de Sales instructs that our Confidence should be based on the infinite goodness of God and the merits of the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Souls who pray with confidence glorify God, Who desires to show forth His immense goodness, and they also attract exceptional favors. As a result of this treatise may we approach God with the Confidence that He desires.

"Christianus Alter Christus"
What does it really mean for a "Christian to be like another Christ?" This meeting shows that when men resolve to cooperate with the grace of God, the marvels of history are worked: the conversion of the Roman Empire; the formation of the Middle Ages; the reconquest of Spain, and so many other historic marvels.

The Fourth Revolution
The book Revolution and Counter Revolution speaks of a socio-political process which seeks to establish the utmost degree of inequality in the world. In this talk, we analyze the birth of what the author called the Fourth Revolution which carries this leveling process a step further by proclaiming the equality between man and beast. To illustrate this talk, we will analyze the movie Instinct with Anthony Hopkins. Slide Presentation

Confidence
Suicide rates are at an all time high and this meeting shows how the virtue of confidence is indispensable for Catholics facing a pagan world. Few people can even define this virtue and this meeting will not only define confidence but show how it differs from presumption. Based on The Book of Confidence by Fr. St. Laurent. Slide Presentation

Fatima and the Thirst for Souls
When our Lord died on the cross one of his last words was Sitio ( which means I thirst). His thirst was not only a physical thirst but a spiritual thirst, a thirst for souls. We can only attain a true thirst for souls when we understand the value of a soul. This meeting shows the difference between a sentimental love for souls and a true Catholic thirst for souls. Slide Presentation

Innocence
The subject of innocence is probably one of the most unique series of meetings given by Prof. Plinio Correa de Oliveira. This meeting not only defines innocence but addresses the key stumbling block to preserving innocence and the trials all faces early in life. This talk is not only valuable for parents trying to preserve their children's innocence but also for adults who still have a sense of wonder and have not accepted the lie that innocence is just for children. Such considerations will recall the counsel of Our Lord: "Unless you become like little children, you shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven." Slide Presentation

Principles of Fashion
In a world where vulgarity is king, this meeting is an interesting historical analysis of the Revolutionary process in clothing fashions. Our Lady told Jacinta that fashions would appear that would greatly offend her Divine Son and that Catholics should not follow them. Not merely a denunciation of modern fashions, this meeting gives important points for consideration when visiting a clothing store. Slide presentation

The Chinese Merchant
Do you sometimes lack the courage and conviction to face the modern world that mocks Catholic principles and those that profess them? This is the meeting for you. Centered on the story of the Chinese merchant who boldly entered the court of Louis XIV and presented his goods with conviction, this meeting turns a true story into a principle for living a Catholic life. It will also give you the key element you may be missing for your Catholic ideas to be accepted.

The Little Way
St. Therese lived a very short life and most of it in the obscurity of a Carmelite convent with little more to offer the world than her autobiography. This book became a world best seller however and her spiritual doctrine of "the little way" became a path to sanctity for countless other little souls. Was her "little way" really that little? The answer to this question will destroy the myth of a sentimentally sweet St. Therese and show her true heroism.

Honor I
The first in another unique conference series given by Prof. Plinio Correa de Oliveira. Honor I begins by defining honor and illustrating the three ways one acquires it. This first meeting gives solid principles that illustrate how that one of THE things missing in this revolutionary world we live in is exactly honor. Slide presentation

Honor II
The second meeting recaps with definitions and then describes certain customs inside the TFP which illustrates how the founder, Prof. Plinio Correa de Oliveira created a school of honor. The meeting contrasts this school of honor with that of the modern world, showing the obstacles to honor. It finishes with the six objections that modern men have to honor. Slide Presentation

Honor III
This next meeting gives examples of counterfeit honor illustrated with lively historical examples. Slide Presentation

Honor IV
An explanation of the key element necessary for one to acquire honor: contingency. This recognition of limitations is illustrated with several examples. All of them have to do with God's desire to unite Himself with man and therefore elevate man. This is the essence of Honor!

Our Lady of Good Council
One of the most incredible stories of Our Lady's intervention in history. Very few people have heard about this extraordinary story about a warrior hero named Scanderbeg, two young men of faith and a widow with a dream. All these characters come together to make this a meeting enjoyable for everyone. Slide Presentation

Our Lady of Good Success
In the 17th Century Our Lady appeared to a nun named Sister Mariana de Jesus Torres in the city of Quito, Ecuador under the title of Our Lady of Good Success. Several things make this story worth hearing. In spite of the fact that this vision of Our Lady took place over 300 years ago, Our Lady gave many prophecies to Sister Mariana about our very days. Our Lady also asked for a statue of herself to be made, which was miraculously finished by the angels and can be venerated in the Conceptionist convent in Quito today. Slide Presentation

Fatima and Reviving the Notion of Good and Evil
The key message of our Lady at Fatima was a request for total conversion: "Stop offending my Son!" Beginning with a synopsis of what the children were told at Fatima, not only by our Lady, but also the Angel of Portugal this meeting shows how the world today has lost the notion of sin and the very distinction between good and evil. The meeting outlines eight ways to revive the notion of good and evil. Slide Presentation

Making the Link No One Wants to Make
A brilliant explanation about how the influences of the modern world undermine our children's Faith. Five basic premises show how Americans are put at odds with the practice of our Faith. This philosophy of life seeks to organize a paradise on earth with a very practical formula for living as a solution for the future. Hollywood was a very important vehicle for spreading this philosophy of life.

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