The consecration of the new auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai agreed upon by both the Holy See and the Chinese Communist government, had a very unexpected outcome. Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin refused the imposition of hands of Bishop Zhan Silu, “official” bishop of Mindong affiliated with the anti-Christian dictatorship and not recognized by … Read more
Liberal socialistic politicians consistently promise utopia and deliver misery. One way they do this is by pointing to “successful” programs in socialist nations as models for American problems. Cuba’s wonderful universal health care program has been one of these models for decades. But now it seems this program — sometimes touted as … Read more
In February, Philip II returned to Castile arriving in time to observe Holy Week at San Lorenzo and to wash the feet of the poor on Holy Thursday “with his usual great tenderness and humility.” On Good Friday he adored the wood of the True Cross and pardoned several men who had … Read more
The eleven-day TFP Call to Chivalry Summer Course was not your average summer camp. The camp invited over forty young men to take up the banner of purity and self-discipline through the examples of the saints and heroes of Poland and Lithuania. The participants played field games to instill in them a … Read more
Although the American TFP is thankful for the good example Prince Harry has given to millions worldwide by serving in the British Army and fighting Islamist terrorists in Afghanistan — a fine example of military dedication and sacrifice that pacifists find loathsome — we are appalled and vehemently condemn his scandalous and immoral … Read more
A. Inequality also Exists Among Men The observation that inequality exists in all the domains of Creation leads us to deduce that it also exists among men. Indeed, human beings are different from the tip of their toes to the summit of their souls. Fingerprints are unique to each individual and do … Read more
A chill has just fallen upon the markets in Vermont as business owners can now be forced to do business against their consciences. A Roman Catholic family was recently sued by two lesbians from New York who wanted to use The Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville, Vermont as the site for a homosexual … Read more
Pope Pius XII in the Papal Encyclical Ad Caeli Reginam proposed the traditional doctrine on the Queenship of Mary and established this feast for the Universal Church. Blessed Pope Pius IX said of Mary’s Queenship: “Turning her maternal Heart toward us and dealing with the affair of our salvation, she is concerned … Read more
The once Christian Western world is gradually sinking into a sea of mud in ever-thickening darkness. Vice and error are glorified as virtue and truth is persecuted. People no longer boast of moral righteousness and of the rule of reason but of libertinism, irrationality and the “deconstruction” of the concepts which sustain … Read more
Moved by false compassion, many wealthy people believe that their own happiness will not be complete as long as others suffer from having less. This attitude leads them to philanthropic sentimentalism. They feel a certain personal well-being in materially helping not only the truly needy, but all those less fortunate than themselves. … Read more