The American TFP

Whither Bush?

by C. Preston Noell III October 21, 2020May 18, 2001

Although George W. Bush deserves warm praise for many initiatives he has undertaken since becoming America’s 43rd president, there are nevertheless a few areas that are cause for concern. First, some positive developments. On the campaign trail leading up to his election, W proposed a $1.2 trillion tax cut, while his opponents … Read more

Prince Bertrand of Orleans-Braganza Visits America

by TFP.org November 9, 2020April 30, 2001

Prince Bertrand of Orleans-Braganza visited the United States in a nine-day stay with American TFP members that included New York, Washington D.C., and Miami. The May 1-9 visit was full of media interviews and talks. In Washington D.C., he spoke on pressing issues of Latin American concern and met with leading conservative … Read more

Our Lady of Guadalupe Insulted: This Isn’t Just Any Blasphemy!

by TFP.org November 9, 2020April 30, 2001

Just when blasphemy is withdrawn from one place, it rears its ugly head in another. This time in New Mexico. The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) and its America Needs Fatima affiliate campaign had just finished a successful rally of reparation and protest at the Brooklyn … Read more

Our Lady’s First Saturday Requests at Fatima

by TFP.org January 3, 2025April 25, 2001

Requirements for the First Saturday Devotions “I promise to assist at the hour of death with all the graces necessary for the salvation of their souls…all those who for five months, on the first Saturday, go to Confession, receive Communion, say five decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for … Read more

TFP Launches China “Reality Check” Campaign

by TFP.org November 9, 2020April 18, 2001

After issuing a public statement on the EP-3 surveillance plane incident, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) has now launched a campaign to take this issue to the man on the street. The TFP document, “Shattering Myths: A Reality Check on China,” points out how successive … Read more

Shattering Myths: A Reality Check on China

by The American TFP November 9, 2020April 16, 2001

The euphoria over the return of the EP-3 surveillance plane’s crew from China has now subsided. As the dust settles over a bitter standoff that embroiled the nation for eleven long days, we are left with a compelling need to reflect upon this bruising experience. The incident may be over but its … Read more

TFP Calls for Reality Check on China

by TFP.org November 9, 2020April 15, 2001

Shattering Myths: A Reality Check on China 1

Responding to the mistreatment of the EP-3 surveillance plane’s crew, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) has issued a public statement calling for a reality check on American foreign policy with the communist Chinese. The document especially highlights the continued persecution of Chinese Catholics. The statement … Read more

The Primacy of Peter

by Thomas McKenna December 15, 2016April 9, 2001

I. The Papacy: a factor of division or unity? For a long time now certain theological currents and Church personalities, in the name of a heterodox interpretation of episcopal collegiality, have been proposing a change in the monarchical constitution of the Church so as to reduce the Pope’s authority to that of … Read more

TFP Deplores Chinese Act of Aggression

by TFP.org November 9, 2020April 4, 2001

The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) has issued the following statement about the standoff over the American reconnaissance plane held in China: “The detention of 24 American military personnel in China is an act of aggression and, as such, in no way warrants an apology. The … Read more

South of the Border A Mexican Taliban on the Move

by Gary Isbell November 9, 2020April 4, 2001

Latin American revolutions are often bloody affairs. Images of Che Guevara-type guerrillas backed by Soviet military hardware and overthrowing corrupt regimes are the stuff of outdated and maudlin Marxist mythology. Such images are old hat. South of the border, something new is emerging. Today’s guerrillas are on the Internet. They are armed … Read more