“The Lula government, as we knew it, is over.” This is how an Epoca magazine editorial summarized Brazil’s current political crisis. This undeniably serious crisis raises many questions about the future of the president and his administration. Veja magazine says that “Lula is trying to save the government and his legacy” while … Read more
A Call to Chivalry – it seems such an unlikely appeal in a world where knightly pursuits in defense of the Church are discouraged. Indeed, parents face formidable obstacles when instilling gentlemanly manners, manly piety or lively Faith in their boys. Modern American culture beckons in another direction focusing on self-centeredness and … Read more
Part of forming a vibrant Fatima movement is providing occasions for like-minded Catholics to meet. Such opportunities can be at a private home, a large auditorium or an outdoor gathering. As part of this effort to reach out, America Needs Fatima Custodian Jose Walter Ferraz held a festive barbecue on July 10 … Read more
When I heard that my bishop, Most Reverend Kevin Rhoades, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was planning a procession and rosary in front a local abortion clinic, I was excited and pleasantly surprised. Due to their busy schedule and load of administrative work, few bishops would take three hours early on a Saturday morning … Read more
On Friday, July 15th Mr. John H. Calvert, co-founder of Intelligent Design Network, gave an audiovisual presentation to around 30 TFP supporters in Topeka, Kans., titled: “Are We Designs Or Occurrences? Why Is This Question So Important?” The event was held at the house of TFP local coordinator Francis Slobodnik. Mr. Calvert … Read more
Over the June 5-6 weekend, Mr. Byron Whitcraft of the American TFP traveled to Kansas where he delivered a presentation titled “Walking in the Footsteps of Blessed Jacinta and Francisco.” He spoke to groups of friends and supporters in both Wichita and Topeka. When the meeting began, the audience might have wondered … Read more
The book, The Da Vinci Code, is bad enough. However, now this bestseller is soon to be made into a major movie by Columbia Pictures. To combat the movie before it hits the screens, the America Needs Fatima campaign is asking its supporters to join together and send hundreds of thousands of … Read more
Until recently, it would have been rash to travel around staunchly Presbyterian Scotland handing out fliers about Our Lady. However, times have changed and what the eight of us, consisting of myself and seven American high school students from the TFP-staffed Saint Louis de Montfort Academy in Pennsylvania, proposed to do for … Read more
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s trip to Brazil, Colombia, Chile and El Salvador soon after Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s stop in Brazil is a sign of the growing importance the Bush Administration is giving to Latin America. Since her installation, the Secretary of State has reiterated that the U.S. must consider Brazil … Read more
On a recent visit to Latvia, President Bush denounced the negotiations in Yalta, which abandoned Eastern Europe to the Soviet Union towards the end of World War II. He stated: The agreement at Yalta followed in the unjust tradition of Munich and the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Once again, when powerful governments negotiated, the … Read more