On the day after the 2024 election, the ‘center-left” media outlet CNN headlined, “What Just Happened? It was the Economy, Stupid.” ABC echoed, “Deep Economic Discontent with Biden Drove Voters to Trump.” Economic hardship may have convinced many “undecided” voters to overlook their qualms about Mr. Trump and vote for him. However, … Read more
Animal rights activists never stop trying to establish the notion of equality among men and animals. To them, animals must be considered as persons, even though they do not have the rational and cognizant faculties of humans. They are instinct-driven and thus do not have the light of reason from which rights … Read more
The Church in China must yet endure more persecution. The government of Xi Jinping claims to respect religious freedom, but the harassment and indoctrination continue unabated. The latest manifestation of this true passion is reports that massive photographs of Chinese dictator Xi have replaced crucifixes, pictures of Our Lady and other sacred … Read more
At 9 a.m. on August 5, 1830, Father Pio Brunone Lanteri died in the odor of sanctity at the Oblate Fathers of the Virgin Mary’s St. Clair House in Pinerolo, Italy. The seventy-one-year-old priest was more than a member of the Congregation; he was its founder. Father Lanteri was an unyielding champion … Read more
Absorbing the surprising results of the November 2024 general election, the immediate sensation was one of relief. The media had prepared the country for a razor-close contest for president and Congress. Many did not expect an immediate outcome and thought the results would be both contested and take days to resolve. Fortunately, … Read more
We do well to read some advice from Saint Bernard about devotion to Our Lady. The advice is as follows: “Oh, whosoever thou art that perceiveth thyself during this mortal existence to be rather drifting in treacherous waters, at the mercy of the winds and the waves, than walking on firm ground, … Read more
A disturbing new trend is emerging in conservative politics in America. There is no other word to describe it. The move invites Christians to modify the focus of policies that have long defined Christian political action based on the Culture War, small government and morality. These Christian policies were powerfully motivated by … Read more
The ongoing collapse of the Cuban electrical grid is not a typical power outage that most countries experience but the result of decades-long systemic neglect, underinvestment and reliance on obsolete technologies. Most Cuban power plants were built in the seventies and were expected to last 20 or 30 years. However, they are … Read more
Last week, members of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) campaigned across the state of Florida. Once we caught wind of a radical abortion amendment that would undo all of the progress pro-life Floridians had made, we decided to do something about it. We launched two … Read more
The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw the grace of new missionary élan, which gave new impetus to Catholic missions. Indeed, it placed France in the vanguard of nations engaged in the propagation of the Faith. Much of the flourishing of this apostolate was due to the activity of the Foreign Missions, a … Read more