The early nineteenth century saw a need to restore Catholic civilization and combat the French Revolution. Unfortunately, this need gave rise to a weakened, although combative, apostolate. It was weak because it was mainly dedicated to lay Catholics. It was combative because Joseph de Maistre had laid down its guiding principles. Still, … Read more
For over twenty years, the Public Square Rosary Campaign has been responsible for millions of rosaries being prayed at tens of thousands of locations across America. This monthly project of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) and its America Needs Fatima campaign is a witness for … Read more
Miracles and dreams inspired many boys to seek out Don Bosco and enter the Oratory of Saint Francis de Sales. Many pupils felt God Himself had prepared the Oratory for them with His loving mercy. Others believed that the Blessed Virgin obtained this grace for them and led them by the hand … Read more
As individuals and nations rapidly advance along a path completely divorced from reality, how human life is understood and valued is becoming increasingly apparent as calls emerge to murder those who are deemed a hindrance. This has been evidenced for decades now by the practice of abortion. Country after country has fallen … Read more
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the publication of the book, In Defense of Catholic Action, by Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira. This book denounced the germs of progressivism inside the Church in Brazil with remarkable prophetic insights. To commemorate this book, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family … Read more
The future of the war on Ukraine will depend on how it is framed. If the public can be convinced that the motive of the war is based on something greater than coveted territory and nationalist ambitions, people might look with sympathy at the Russian invaders. Nowhere is this framing more evident … Read more
In the first chapter of his book, Des interêts catholiques au dix-neuvième siècle (Catholic Interests in the Nineteenth Century), describing the situation of the Church in 1800, the Count of Montalembert saw ruins and persecutions everywhere. In that vast shipwreck, he did not see the slightest sign that would justify any hope … Read more
That long-time leftist journal, The New Republic, published an article on the current controversy over pornography in children’s books. It is a masterpiece of confusion. Its author, Melissa Gira Grant, must have little grasp of how the debate developed, or she is deliberately trying to sow irrational chaos in her wake. Flawed … Read more
Arizona, Arkansas and Tennessee ban sex change procedures for those under eighteen. Florida’s Department of Health officially recommends against them. Texas investigates those who seek such procedures for minors. Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia closely regulate or forbid student-athletes … Read more
The following article is an interview of Mathias von Gersdorff, member of the German Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP), by Julio Loredo. What is the German Synodal Path, and why is it so important for the universal Church? We asked Mathias von Gersdorff of the German Society for the … Read more