The American TFP

King Saint Ferdinand III and His Conquests for Christ

by Stacie Hiserman March 29, 2026April 28, 2021

It is a battle to remain faithful and strong. Saint Ferdinand III was a king, husband, father and warrior whose battle for his soul was just as vigorous as his renowned crusades against the Moors. His cousin, Saint Louis IX, King of France, is generally familiar to Christians and Catholics in the … Read more

Rules without God and Eternal Life: The Flaws in Jordan Peterson’s New Book

by John Horvat II May 3, 2021April 27, 2021

After a long absence, bestselling author Jordan Peterson has climbed back from a brutal medication dependency triggered by a family health crisis. He returns to the stage by launching another book. His last book delivered twelve rules to order one’s life. His new work is titled Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for … Read more

Pope Francis and His Obscene Judas Painting

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo April 26, 2021April 22, 2021

The Vatican Newspaper’s Rehabilitation of Judas During Holy Week On Holy Thursday, April 1, L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican’s daily newspaper, published a front-page editorial illustrated by an obscene and sacrilegious painting. It shows a naked, resurrected Jesus, caressing the lifeless head of the traitor, Judas Iscariot, who is wearing nothing but a … Read more

Beware! The Infrastructure Bill Is the “Green New Deal in Disguise”

by John Horvat II April 21, 2021

When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez co-sponsored the Green New Deal in 2019, most people ridiculed the plan as the ravings of a misguided millennial. The measures seemed outlandish in the face of an economy built on fossil fuels, unlimited travel and global abundance. Many dismissed her notions as political fantasy. However, such outlandish … Read more

Making Sense of the Chaos that is Destroying America

by James Bascom June 3, 2021April 20, 2021

This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the breakup of the Soviet Union, the world’s first communist state. In 1991, the Western world was euphoric at the supposed “death” of communism and the end of the Cold War. The suddenness with which both the USSR and the Berlin Wall fell led some … Read more

A Battle Plan for Defeating the Secularist State Religion

by Edwin Benson June 3, 2021April 19, 2021

The left’s worldview—secularism—is a religion. Secularists treat the state like Christians treat God. This contention is a primary point of an excellent new book, Under Siege: No Finer Time to be a Faithful Catholic by Austin Ruse. The author sets the stage by showing how Catholics are under constant attack. The secularists … Read more

Pope Francis, a “Critical Devotee” of Mary, the Co-Redemptrix of Our Fallen Human Race

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo April 16, 2021April 16, 2021

Speaking on the topic “Praying in communion with Mary,” at the March 24 General Audience, Pope Francis dealt with devotion to Our Lady. Contrary to what anyone would expect from a pope, his words recall St. Louis de Montfort’s definition of Our Lady’s “critical devotees” in his famous book, True Devotion to Mary: Critical … Read more

The Betrayal of the New Woke Department of Defense

by Colonel David Bolgiano September 7, 2023April 15, 2021

This month all of the Department of Defense’s uniformed service members and civilian employees will be forced to participate in a so-called Anti-Extremist Briefing. What they will see is a slide show of anti-white and anti-conservative indoctrination that encourages those attending to “turn in” those who don’t parrot the gospel of the … Read more

When Christian Kindness Shines In an Atmosphere of Egoism and Rudeness

by Plinio Maria Solimeo June 3, 2021April 14, 2021

Kindness is a most enchanting virtue and highly needed if we are to live together peacefully in society. It tempers our abrupt rudeness and leads us to treat others as we would like to be treated. Kindness encompasses many similar virtues that proceed from charity. “Thus, kindness leads to treating and judging … Read more

The Forgotten Infrastructure Projects of 2021

by John Horvat II June 3, 2021April 13, 2021

President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan is encountering major obstacles as many legislators find questionable items in the bill that have no link with improving public works. This spending spree goes beyond the media-friendly projects like replacing bridges and lead pipes. It includes disguised pork in the form of senior care aid, … Read more