Answering a Troubling Question: Man, Woman, or Whatever?

Answering a Troubling Question: Man, Woman, or Whatever?

A friend of mine recently rejoiced because he had finally found a job after being unemployed for a few months. It was an engineering job with a good company comparable to the one he had before. However, there was one thing about the final interview that bothered him. He was asked: “What … Read more

Why Are College Students Using Coloring Books?

Why Are College Students Using Coloring Books?

The recent antics at the nation’s universities have led people to expect almost anything from academia. There are safe spaces that resemble adult playpens where students can shield themselves from “microaggressions.” There are trigger warnings to help students protect their politically-correct sensitivities from free speech. And now… there are college student coloring … Read more

Statement on Amoris Laetitia Claims Serious Break with Church Teaching, Dangers to Marriage and the Family

Statement on Amoris Laetitia Claims Serious Break with Church Teaching, Dangers to Marriage and the Family 2

Given the serious reservations and objections of many key Church public figures and Catholic layman to the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia and given the growing confusion it is sowing in people’s minds regarding family moral issues, the Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Institute (IPCO), the American TFP’s sister organization in Brazil, felt compelled … Read more

List of Dignitaries Who Signed the Declaration of Fidelity to the Church’s Unchangeable Teaching on Marriage and to Her Uninterrupted Discipline

List of Dignitaries Who Signed the Declaration of Fidelity to the Church’s Unchangeable Teaching on Marriage and to Her Uninterrupted Discipline 1

Declaration of Fidelity to the Church’s Unchangeable Teaching on Marriage and to Her Uninterrupted DisciplineUntil recently, the Catholic Church remained the stronghold of true marriage and family, but errors about these two divine institutions are widespread today in Catholic circles, particularly after the Extraordinary and Ordinary Synods on the family, held in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and the publication of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia. In the face of this offensive, the undersigned feel morally obliged to declare their resolve to remain faithful to the Church’s unchangeable teachings on morals and on the Sacraments of Marriage, Reconciliation and the Eucharist, and to Her timeless and enduring discipline regarding those Sacraments.

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Declaration of Fidelity to the Church’s Unchangeable Teaching on Marriage and to Her Uninterrupted Discipline

List of Dignitaries Who Signed the Declaration of Fidelity to the Church’s Unchangeable Teaching on Marriage and to Her Uninterrupted Discipline 1

“Let marriage be honored among all” (Heb. 13: 4)   Declaration of Fidelity to the Church’s Unchangeable Teaching on Marriage and to Her Uninterrupted Discipline   We live in an age when numerous forces seek to destroy or deform marriage and the family. Indeed, secular ideologies take advantage of and aggravate the … Read more

Three Facts that Show Millennials Are More Conservative Than You Think

Three Facts that Show Millennials Are More Conservative Than You Think 2

There is a reoccurring myth in American politics that states that youth are generally extremely liberal. Conservatives are invited to write off the new generations until they mysteriously reappear later on their voter rolls when they become older, presumably after gaining experience in life. However, there are other explanations as to the … Read more

‘Amoris Laetitia’ Opens the Gates of the Church and Society for a Programmed Demolition of Marriage and the Family

‘Amoris Laetitia’ Opens the Gates of the Church and Society for a Programmed Demolition of Marriage and the Family

Based on solid arguments, the Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Institute has published in São Paulo, Brazil, a timely analysis of the Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, raising serious reservations about the document and asking for its revocation, as it represents a fundamental shift in the pastoral doctrine and practice of the Catholic Church toward … Read more

Finding Inspiration in the Life of the Blessed Mother

Finding Inspiration in the Life of the Blessed Mother

A Book Review of The Virgin Mary by Fr. Raymond de Thomas de Saint-Laurent   Spiritual stagnation is not uncommon for those who strive for Christian perfection. The remedy often comes from a book that one just happens to pick up, not realizing that it might become a vehicle for grace. Darkness … Read more

The #Never Election That Is Making Americans Uneasy

The #Never Election That Is Making Americans Uneasy

If there is a consensus about the present election, it is that most people are unhappy with the choices. This can be seen in the fact that many voters are identifying themselves with Twitter hashtags by which they become #never voters who vow never to vote for one candidate or the other (or both). These hashtag-never … Read more