The American TFP

In Switzerland, a Christian Sense of Family and Country Prevents Deaths with Firearms

by Luis Dufaur December 14, 2016February 6, 2013

While the possession of weapons, including for military use, is widespread in Switzerland, crimes with firearms are so few that there are not even statistics about them, the BBC reported. With a population of six million, the country has at least two million private firearms, including about 600,000 automatic assault rifles and … Read more

Remembering Michael Schwartz, Longtime Defender of Traditional Family Values

by TFP.org December 30, 2020February 6, 2013

The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) deeply laments the death of Mr. Michael Schwartz, a longtime friend and defender of innocent life and traditional family values. A devout Catholic, he died on February 3 after a valiant struggle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). Mr. Schwartz was … Read more

Best Pro-Life Letters to the Editor

by William Russell January 10, 2020January 31, 2013

These letters to the editor make it easy to defend innocent life. After you pick your letter, find your local newspaper online. Then submit your letter in the appropriate “opinion / letters to the editor” section. Note: Editors prefer original letters. So, you will be more successful getting your letter published by … Read more

TFP Marches with Record Crowd at West Coast Walk for Life

by Dr. Jose Maria Alcasid February 18, 2020January 29, 2013

On a crisp, cool and clear sunny morning blanketed by deep azure skies, a multitude of animated pro-life supporters amassed at the Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, California to send an emphatic message to the promoters of the culture of death that is wreaking havoc in our days. The motley mix … Read more

Our Lady of Joy

by TFP.org December 30, 2020January 29, 2013

Our Lady of Joy is also know as, Notre Dame de Liesse, or Causa Nostrae Laetitiae In 1134 three Knights of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem who were prisoners of the Muslims in Egypt, miraculously found or received in their prison, a statue of Our Lady, which they named Our … Read more

Heaven, the Hope of Our Souls

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo March 21, 2018January 29, 2013

Hope is deserting the earth more and more… Everything is complicated; life grows more difficult and heavy, with an increasingly somber economic outlook. “But our citizenship is in heaven,” Saint Paul reminds us (Philippians 3:20). And Saint Peter, Prince of the apostles, exhorts us to hope for our heavenly inheritance: “an inheritance … Read more

Do Higher Taxes Really Produce Higher Revenue

by Gary Isbell December 30, 2020January 29, 2013

With all the discussions about tax rates and the prodigious amount of municipal deficits, our politicians and media tell us that we must increase tax rates to survive. One is left with the hollow feeling that there are no options and we must raise taxes regardless of the effects to stave off … Read more

Pre-Launching of Return to Order Book Draws Enthusiasm

by Ben Broussard December 22, 2016January 28, 2013

The day after the 40th annual March for Life, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) held a special event at its Washington Bureau to introduce its new book on the economic crisis and Christian organic solutions.With standing room only, guests crowded the small auditorium for the … Read more

March for Life 2013: Pressing On to Victory

by Ben Broussard February 5, 2017January 26, 2013

Hundreds of thousands from around the nation gathered for the 40th March for Life in Washington, D.C. on Friday, March 25. The yearly event commemorates the anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade decision which legalized abortion on demand. Despite the freezing conditions and snow, an immense crowd could be seen in all directions, … Read more

Ten Misconceptions About an Organic Christian Society

by John Horvat II December 30, 2020January 24, 2013

In the book, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need to Go,we propose an organic Christian society as a remedy to the present economic crisis. The words “organic” and “Christian” have been misused to such an extent … Read more