The American TFP

Victory! Satan Kicked Out of Boca Raton

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020December 5, 2017

Over 200 faithful Catholics in Florida converged on Boca Raton’s Sanborn Park Square on December 1 to protest a satanic “Christmas” display next to a Catholic Nativity scene. They soon learned to their joy that the display would not be appearing this year as it has for the past two years. Sponsored … Read more

Christ Still Finds Room in White House Inn – Even in ‘Post-Christian’ America

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020December 4, 2017

As Christmas approaches, there is much talk of a post-Christian America. No one can dispute that the Christ Child finds no place in many secular hearts. For these, Christmas is merely a time of holiday and sparkle with little real significance. Over the ages, so many have followed the route of those … Read more

Why Ladies and Gentlemen Are Forbidden on New York Trains

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020November 30, 2017

Passengers, customers or whatever you want to call them are welcome to ride in the New York City transport system. Just don’t call them ladies or gentlemen. The city’s Metropolitan Transit Authority has outlawed the expression in yet another bizarre episode of the politically correct Culture War. “Ladies and gentlemen” is not … Read more

Four Ways to Defy the Culture on Black Friday

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020November 22, 2017

Anyone can stand in a line for hours on end and burst into Walmart trampling people underfoot on Black Friday. The scene has become so ordinary and scripted that most people don’t even notice anymore. Shoppers fighting over Barbie dolls are as predictable as hockey match brawls. The reports from news crews … Read more

Honoring Those who Built Berlin’s Tunnels to Freedom

by Francis Slobodnik November 22, 2017November 21, 2017

Review of, The Tunnels: Escapes Under the Berlin Wall and the Historic Films the JFK White House Tried to Kill (New York: Crown Publishing, 2016) by Greg Mitchell The book, The Tunnels by Greg Mitchell tells an incredible Cold War story about the determination and courage of people oppressed under … Read more

The Macabre Dance of the Skeletons Out of the Closet

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020November 20, 2017

There is a certain point when a normal house becomes haunted. It is hard to say exactly when the change occurs, but when it does, things become strange and eerie. From the outside, the house seems to lose its air of respectability, and people sense something foreboding inside. They hear creaking noises. … Read more

Looking at Laudato Si’ in Theory and Practice

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020November 16, 2017

Ronald Reagan once said that an economist is someone who sees something happen in practice and wonders if it could work in theory. The new book, Pope Francis and the Caring Society, appears like a team of economists forced to study the encyclical Laudato Si’ in theory and then wonder if it … Read more

The ‘Weinsteinization’ of Everything Rotten

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020November 13, 2017

The spectacular fall of Harvey Weinstein represents more than just the rejection of the appalling behavior of a Hollywood mogul. Rather, it is the unsurprising confirmation that Hollywood is rotten. The behavior of Hollywood producers and actors merely reflects the movies with their violence, immorality, and profanity. As the Weinstein case broadens … Read more

2017 TFP National Conference: Who Confides Wins

by Robert Nunez November 10, 2017November 9, 2017

During the last weekend of October, the American TFP held its National Conference for supporters at its main headquarters in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. Over 200 friends and supporters of the TFP traveled from all over the country, and even from neighboring Canada, to attend the much anticipated three-day event. The theme of … Read more

Petitions Delivered at the Feet of Our Lady of Good Success

by Robert Nunez November 10, 2017November 9, 2017

Recently, my fellow colleague John Siebenmorgen and I had the privilege of traveling to Quito, the colonial capital city of Ecuador. We were part of a large contingent of TFP volunteers who came to assist the Conceptionist nuns of the Convent of the Immaculate Conception in moving the miraculous statue of Our … Read more