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The Historical Importance of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to the United States

by Jon Paul Fabrizio April 1, 2026August 23, 2020

The history of America calls to mind many events. People think of the English colonization, the War for Independence, the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, and the World Wars. Unfortunately, a significant part of America’s earlier past remains hidden and forgotten. The modern presentation of American history is often limited to the … Read more

Augusta, Maine: “Today is the happiest I’ve been in many years!”

by Joseph Wagner August 24, 2020August 23, 2020

In Augusta, Maine, a caravan of volunteers raised a red standard in front of the State House. The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) is sponsoring a tour of all fifty states, praying the Holy Rosary in front of each capitol building. The message of the rallies … Read more

California Catholics Suffer “Soft” Persecution as They Are Locked Out of Their Churches

by John Horvat II October 26, 2020August 21, 2020

When thinking of persecution of the Church, most think about brutal dictators that kill priests and faithful while closing and destroying churches. They tend to believe such situations happen only in countries like Communist China but not here in America. However, there are other ways to carry out persecutions. One way is … Read more

Leftists Propose Socialist Communities to Replace Police

by John Horvat II November 2, 2020August 20, 2020

The defund the police movement clearly defines its goal. Its activists believe police officers are agents of violence inside the community. Their solution is to eliminate police. However, these same defunders are very unclear about what is to replace the police. They carefully avoid the specifics about how their new order will … Read more

America Must Not Abandon Europe

by James Bascom August 30, 2020August 19, 2020

During his visit to Warsaw in July 2017, President Donald Trump gave one of the best speeches of his presidency. Addressing the people of Poland in front of the Warsaw Uprising memorial, he made a rallying cry for Western civilization: “We must work together to confront forces, whether they come from inside … Read more

Bizarre Confrontation at Vermont Rally Shows Need for a Return to Order

by Joseph Wagner August 20, 2020August 18, 2020

On August 11, volunteers of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP) prayed a Rosary in front of Vermont’s State House in Montpelier. The rally was part of the Mary, Mother of Mercy, Restore America Campaign with the goal of praying the Rosary at all 50 state … Read more

Three Reasons Why Catholics Cannot Support the BLM Revolution

by John Horvat II November 2, 2020August 18, 2020

An editorial in The New York Times by Elizabeth Bruenig titled “Racism Makes a Liar of God” presents a sentimental yet stinging indictment of Catholics who reject the present anti-racist activism. She cannot understand why these generally conservative Catholics cannot bring themselves to pronounce the three explosive words: Black Lives Matter. The … Read more

Defunding Police Will Destroy the Rule of Law

by Gary Isbell November 2, 2020August 17, 2020

Law enforcement is not the problem, it’s the solution! Imagine a world without law enforcement. It would be hell on earth. Americans sense something of this hell in the lawless aftermath of the death of George Floyd. Violent rioters bent on looting, destroying and terrorizing, quickly hijacked legal and peaceful protests. When … Read more

Faithful Catholics Take Saint Serra Statue Fight to the Courts

by Bentley Hatchett II March 29, 2026August 14, 2020

In 1782, Saint Junípero Serra founded his final mission—San Buenaventura—in what is now the city of Ventura, California. In 1833, the Mexican government confiscated the land and sold it to ranchers. By 1936, over 100 years after the Mexican secularization act and almost a century after becoming part of the United States, … Read more

The Stunning Triumph of Thomas Hobbes in the COVID Crisis

by John Horvat II November 2, 2020August 14, 2020

People used to face challenges and risks to obtain higher goals in life. They understood that there were goods higher than material success and even life itself. Such goals included great deeds, artistic expressions and personal sanctity. Such accomplishments brought honor, glory and salvation upon those who made great efforts. The present … Read more