Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva is strengthening ties with China as the nation repositions itself on the world stage. This realignment includes an offer to be a world-class negotiator to mediate Russia’s war against Ukraine. After stating Brazil would not supply weapons to Ukraine because “both sides” were at fault, … Read more
What America is now experiencing is the twilight of liberalism. It is not a beautiful scene of magnificent hues and fading light. It is a sinister darkening of society with tones of foreboding. Liberalism was supposed to have delivered a society of maximum freedom. Individuals could do whatever they desired while respecting … Read more
Led by the Comte de Montalembert and supported by Louis Veuillot and L’Univers, the Catholic Party waged a battle against the French government for freedom of education. To understand this battle well, we need to look back a little. After the fall of Napoleon, all liberal French politicians fought against the government’s … Read more
When fire ravaged Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019, Catholics worldwide prayed to God to spare the cathedral. Our Lord and the Blessed Mother listened to these pleas as firefighters won the battle against the flames and averted a total destruction of the famous shrine. Now, another danger threatens the … Read more
Has the United States Supreme Court decided that it is time to stop persecuting Christianity? Two recent decisions indicate that the answer may be a cautious “yes.” The Lemon Test On June 28, 1971, a liberal Supreme Court unanimously handed down its decision in the case of Lemon v. Kurtzman. At the … Read more
Parents across America are alarmed over the Satanic Temple (TST)’s efforts to create after-school clubs in elementary schools. The threat has ignited outrage at school board meetings as many parents voice their opposition to opening the door to Satan to their children. The results of these meetings are mixed. Many boards respect … Read more
The book China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower is a behind-the-scenes chronicle of China’s rise to world power. Award-winning Dutch author Frank Dikötter is a China expert who bases his research on access to government documents and what he witnessed. His story is compelling because he has no agenda beyond … Read more
The Tampa Bay Times recently published an opinion piece by Miguel Cardona, President Biden’s Secretary of Education. The article’s title is deceptive, “As U.S. Education Secretary, I Want Us to Enrich Public Schools, Not Ban Books and Topics.” America’s public schools undoubtedly need improvement. However, their deficiencies have nothing to do with … Read more
During the early nineteenth century, the idea of Catholics uniting to defend the Church was a novelty. The notion met with opposition from even the best quarters of French society. The bishops and the vast majority of the clergy did not support establishing a Catholic Party. The laity viewed Count Montalembert’s efforts … Read more
About twenty years ago, a neighbor related a story from his youth on a farm in Missouri during the early thirties. The family’s only source of electricity was a windmill that recharged a battery. When the wind blew steadily through the day, the battery got enough power for three hours of radio … Read more