It seems there is no
time out in the nation's Cultural War. Not even Christmas
is sacred. The American Society for the Defense of Tradition,
Family and Property (TFP) is protesting Time magazine's
publishing of statements against the virginity of Our
Lady in the cover article of its December 13 edition.
On Sunday, December
5, a group of more than 60 TFP supporters and friends,
mostly fathers and sons, gathered for a falconry exhibition
organized by the TFP’s Louisiana Director Thomas
Drake.
The goal of the movie
"Kinsey" is to paint a sympathetic picture
of the life and work of zoologist Alfred C. Kinsey.
However, a closer look shows that neither his life nor
his work merits sympathy.
After massive protests
last year, the Somerville Theater in Massachusetts will
not be hosting its third annual staging of the lesbian
"rock opera" Jesus Has Two Mommies. However,
a film version of the play is slated to show on Wednesday
December 1 at the Hollywood Theatre, in Portland, Oreg.
On the evening of November
16, twenty TFP supporters together with their families
staged a rally outside the Topeka City Hall where the
city council was debating a proposed ordinance that
would prohibit "discrimination" against homosexuals.
On November 5, 2004
the American TFP sent a letter to President Bush, congratulating
him on his election victory. In this election, America's
moral and cultural configuration was at stake and both
sides in the Cultural War mobilized accordingly.
On Friday, October
15, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition,
Family and Property joined together with tens of thousands
of concerned Americans on the National Mall in Washington,
D.C. to voice their repudiation of same-sex “marriage.”
The event, titled “Mayday for Marriage,”
was sponsored by pastors in the Puget Sound-area of
Washington State.
For a seminar focusing
on the divisions inside the nation, the 2004 TFP National
Conference was a scene of amazing unity. The Columbus
weekend event brought together Catholics of like mind
from across the nation for an intense and varied program.
By the end of the conference, all seemed to be immersed
in an unforgettable atmosphere of grace and counter-revolutionary
camaraderie.
The debate over the chairmanship
of the Senate Judiciary Committee still rages. In one
development, Planned Parenthood is asking its activists
to thank Senator Arlen Specter (R. Penn.) for his “moderate”
stance on abortion. In light of this continuing debate,
The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family
and Property (TFP) opposes his nomination.
A graphic designer
makes blasphemous representation of the Sacred Heart
with the face of former President Clinton. Read about
this blasphemy and voice your outrage.
For those in need
of special graces, one secure way to obtain them is
the Miraculous Medal. As the name implies, devotees
experience nothing short of miracles when they have
recourse to this great treasure of the Church.
When the Supreme
Court extended an injunction against the enforcement
of the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), it also
guaranteed the access by innocent children to on-line
porn. Internet pornographers were handed a victory
and the opportunity to corrupt American youth with
no fines or consequences.
The entry of Poland
into the European Union was supposed to have ushered
in a new era of democracy, tolerance and freedom to
the former Soviet Bloc nation. Gone forever was the
totalitarian past of Communist regimes. Such hopes
are now apparently premature.
For a TFP international
summer conference discussing Christian civilization,
Austria seemed an excellent site. Even better was
the restored fourteenth-century Carthusian Charterhouse
where the over 110 participants gathered. At the six-day
event held on August 2-7, there was no lack of Christian
civilization; it was a veritable immersion. Click
here to view a photo essay of this conference!
Encouraged by nearly
twenty American bishops who have publicly spoken out
against those politicians who receive communion while
scandalously support abortion, same-sex "marriage"
and other aberrations, the America Needs Fatima Campaign
has launched its Now or Never petition campaign this
July.
Viva Cristo Rey
(Long Live Christ the King) was the motto for this
year’s Call to Chivalry Summer Camp for boys
held at the Feliciana Retreat Center in Norwood, La.
from June 29 - July 9. Click
here to view a photo essay of this camp!
On April 21-22, TFP
member John Horvat spoke at two large parishes in St.
Louis, St. Alban Roe in Wildwood, Mo. and St. Anselm
Parish and Priory at Creve Coeur, promoting the book,
Defending a Higher Law: Why We Must Resist Same-sex
"marriage" and the Homosexual Movement.
On April 17, nearly
300 people gathered at the national headquarters of
the American TFP to venerate the International Pilgrim
Virgin of Our Lady of Fatima.
Outraged
Catholics braved low temperatures and fierce winds as
they lined Mall Street on March 21 at the main entrance
to the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
to protest a blasphemous “dress-up Jesus”
doll sold by Urban Outfitters. Since the protest, the
retailer has reportedly discontinued the sales of this
offensive item.
On Friday, March 19,
the TFP Washington Bureau was bustling with friends
and supporters who came for a presentation on TFP's
hard-hitting book Defending a Higher Law: Why We
Must Resist Same-Sex "Marriage" and the Homosexual
Movement.
Catholics turned out
and protested Terrence McNally’s blasphemous play,
Corpus Christi, on Friday night, March 5, in Madison,
Wisconsin at the Bartell Theatre.
As part of its Traditional
Marriage Crusade, the American Society for the Defense
of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) is holding promotional
talks and signings for it s new book against same-sex
“marriage.”
Over 80 supporters and
friends of the American TFP assembled at the Ave Maria
Center in St. Louis, Mo. on February 22, to attend a
launching of the American TFP’s new hard-hitting
book, Defending a Higher Law: Why We Must Resist
Same-Sex “Marriage” and the Homosexual Movement.
Feminists on 34 American
Catholic Universities are planning a new St. Valentine’s
Day Massacre, aimed at the Church’s traditional
moral teaching, by organizing showings of the infamous
lewd play, The V***** Monologues in the weeks
surrounding St. Valentine’s Day.
On February 8, full-time
volunteers of the American Society for the Defense of
Tradition, Family and Property(TFP) joined more than
3,000 activists from across New England who gathered
in support for traditional marriage.
More than 400 pro-lifers
participated in the annual Speak Out Illinois conference,
held each year to memorialize the 41 million unborn
babies that have been legally aborted since 1973.
The American Society
for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP)
joined well over 100,000 concerned Americans from across
the country for the annual March for Life in Washington
D.C.
A group of boys received
a special Christmas present from their parents last
year:participation in a Winter Youth Program, sponsored
by the American Society for the Defense of Tradition,
Family and Property (TFP) and St. Louis de Montfort
Academy. Boys came from as far as California to attend
the five-day program at the Academy’s rural campus
in Herndon, Pa.
