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What It Means for America to Be Great

by John Horvat II December 15, 2020April 5, 2016

One thing I ardently desire is that America continue to be great. This natural and wholesome sentiment is born of a patriotism of which I am not ashamed. I am proud to be an American and so I desire the best for my country. Contrary to the prevailing conventional wisdom, I do … Read more

Fourth Printing of Return to Order Contributes to the Debate over Nation’s Future

by Gary Isbell December 15, 2020April 2, 2016

HANOVER, PA (April 2, 2016) – A fourth printing of the book, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society, has just come off the press as its message continues to spread far and wide. The new printing of 10,000 softcover books joins the more than 90,000 copies … Read more

The Emperor Is Wearing Pajamas: The Decline of Dress

by John Horvat II December 15, 2020April 1, 2016

The modern attitude toward dress is that it has little effect on the way people function. In fact, people are advised that the more comfortable they are, the more efficient and happy they will be. People generally respond to such advice by collectively retreating into a shabby array of blue jeans or … Read more

The Return of the Absent Clockmaker

by John Horvat II December 16, 2020March 31, 2016

At a certain point in modern times, it was decided that God, the Creator of heaven and earth, should stay out of the business of running the world He created. Supposedly, men could do it much better without Him. All this was done, mind you, with a certain amount of tact and … Read more

The Crumbling of Certainties

by John Horvat II November 8, 2020March 29, 2016

In the scramble to make sense out of the present election cycle, analysts have come up with all sorts of theories. One popular explanation claims that people are hardening in their positions. On the left and the right, all parties are holding rigidly to their agendas, forcing their will upon the rest … Read more

Acts, Gestures, Attitudes and Omissions Can Characterize a Heretic

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo May 31, 2019March 24, 2016

The American TFP has just launched a book containing a collection of studies by a great expert on the Church’s Magisterium, Mr. Arnaldo Vidigal Xavier da Silveira. The book is titled Can Documents of the Magisterium of the Church Contain Errors? (Click here to purchase the book) One section of the book examines the … Read more

The Immense Majesty of the Church’s Celebration of Easter

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira April 4, 2026March 24, 2016

The regularity with which the various cycles of the liturgical year succeed one another in the Church’s calendar is truly an affirmation of the celestial majesty of the Church. She remains undisturbed no matter how much the events of human history change around her and despite the ups and downs of politics … Read more

Is Same-Sex “Marriage” Settled Law? 4,223 Rallies Say No!

by John Horvat II January 24, 2024March 22, 2016

When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its infamous Obergefell decision approving same-sex “marriage,” activists hoped that the matter would be settled. However, it appears the contrary has happened. Over 4,223 rallies held nationwide on March 19 registered a loud No! to those who would undermine the institution of marriage. “One man … Read more

Five Considerations in Face of a Fight that Seems Disproportional

by John Horvat II December 15, 2020March 19, 2016

So many times, people become discouraged by all the trials and obstacles they face. The struggle to lead a life of Catholic virtue seems huge and disproportional. This is especially true of our neo-pagan world where all sorts of vice and temptations constantly appear before us. In times of discouragement, it is … Read more

Why Do the Liberal Activists Rage?

by John Horvat II December 15, 2020March 18, 2016

So many of the moral issues that polarize the nation are now having legal consequences. Liberal activists insist upon forcing acceptance down the throats of countless Americans who disagree. The violence of this forced acceptance is something unseen in American history. Photographers, florists, bed & breakfast owners, and bakers who refused to … Read more