The ‘Weinsteinization’ of Everything Rotten

The ‘Weinsteinization’ of Everything Rotten 1

The spectacular fall of Harvey Weinstein represents more than just the rejection of the appalling behavior of a Hollywood mogul. Rather, it is the unsurprising confirmation that Hollywood is rotten. The behavior of Hollywood producers and actors merely reflects the movies with their violence, immorality, and profanity. As the Weinstein case broadens … Read more

2017 TFP National Conference: Who Confides Wins

2017 TFP National Conference: Who Confides Wins 1

During the last weekend of October, the American TFP held its National Conference for supporters at its main headquarters in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. Over 200 friends and supporters of the TFP traveled from all over the country, and even from neighboring Canada, to attend the much anticipated three-day event. The theme of … Read more

Petitions Delivered at the Feet of Our Lady of Good Success

Petitions Delivered at the Feet of Our Lady of Good Success 1

Recently, my fellow colleague John Siebenmorgen and I had the privilege of traveling to Quito, the colonial capital city of Ecuador. We were part of a large contingent of TFP volunteers who came to assist the Conceptionist nuns of the Convent of the Immaculate Conception in moving the miraculous statue of Our … Read more

How to Awaken Longings for Christian Order

How to Awaken Longings for Christian Order

One thing that can be done to return to order is to awaken longings for Christian order in society. These longings can then bring about a change much like that of the prodigal son who then returned to his father’s house. A way we can awaken these longings is by introducing supreme … Read more

Legends About Luther: The 95 Theses He Never Nailed Up

Legends About Luther: The 95 Theses He Never Nailed Up

Every revolution needs legends to capture the imagination of its followers. It needs some act of defiance in which a major character charges into the mouth of the lion and plants his manifesto for all to see. Such is the case of the October 31 commemoration of the five hundredth anniversary of Luther’s … Read more

Why Nothing Is Sacred Anymore

Why Nothing Is Sacred Anymore

Recently, the word sacred was in the news, when White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly lamented the fact that nothing is sacred anymore, especially in light of the brouhaha over the president’s phone call to a soldier’s widow. “When I was a kid growing up,” he said, “a lot of … Read more

Why Banning Best Friends at School Is Insane and Cruel

Why Banning Best Friends at School Is Insane and Cruel

Just when it appears modern educators have reached the limit of their bizarre doctrines, they always seem to find something new. The latest trend is banning best friends at school. Even these most personal relationships must be controlled. It was bad enough when enlightened educators turned childhood relationships upside down with their … Read more

How America Became the ‘Pressure Cooker’ Nation

How America Became the ‘Pressure Cooker’ Nation

If there is an image that represents the present state of the nation, it might be a pressure cooker. Such cooking devices are not much used in these microwave days of instant everything. The hermetically sealed appliance uses steam pressure to penetrate foods and cook them quickly with a lower loss of … Read more

This is the “Girlification” of the Boy Scouts

This is the “Girlification” of the Boy Scouts

Nobody is really fooled by the latest policy shift of the Boy Scouts of America that will allow membership of girls. The announcement was packaged as a way to provide “more options for parents” who want a single site providing activities for all their children. However, everyone knows the move is just … Read more

‘Return to Order’ Now Available in German

‘Return to Order’ Now Available in German 2

Contact: Robert Ritchie (717) 309-1990 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘Return to Order’ Now Available in German HANOVER, Penn. – The award-winning book Return to Order has been translated into German. Published by the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP), the translation of the work, which describes organic … Read more