For many students, Easter break is nothing more than a time to enjoy themselves. They forget the importance of Holy Week and Our Lord Jesus Christ’s supreme sacrifice to redeem us. However, university students who gathered for Holy Week at the TFP‘s national headquarters in Spring Grove, Penn. were determined not to … Read more
Objective political analysts have stated that moral values in general and opposition to same-sex “marriage” in particular were the great catalysts in the November 2004 elections. If family and moral values were so decisive, then why would same-sex “marriage” be an unresolved issue for conservatives? * * * At 4:50 p.m. today, Patrick Guerriero, … Read more
An old adage states that you only meet two great people in a lifetime. After visiting Col. John W. Ripley (USMC Ret.), I can say I met my first one. As Col. Ripley politely invited my colleagues from Tradition, Family and Property Student Action and me into his office on October 31, … Read more
Introduction When a society no longer respects and honors the fighting men willing to shed their blood for its principles, the fault lies not with the fighting men but with society itself. Ingratitude is a subtle vice, but a vice nevertheless. Saint Thomas Aquinas says that a debt of gratitude is a … Read more
America has the most modern army in the world, yet millions flock to see youthful dreams of medieval jousting become reality. Medieval Times are unique restaurants that attract almost 2,200 people a day. Since opening their first “castle” in 1983, they have entertained more than twenty-five million people at seven locations nationwide. … Read more
It was a particularly hot afternoon, so I gazed at the icy mug of beer before me with a sense of anticipation. I still had the idea — right or wrong — that draft beer should be crowned with a head of foam, albeit not too thickly. Lacking a head, this beer … Read more
When devotees of the Blessed Mother visit each other, it is a welcome and informal affair. After all, they have the same mother.Such was the warm atmosphere on May 10, when two busloads of Marian devotees from northern New Jersey visited the Pennsylvania headquarters of the American TFP and its America Needs … Read more
A Day of Infamy or Glory? June 12 could go down in history as the date when Europe officially lost the Faith. That is not to say that the continent is currently a paladin of Catholic virtue. However, on that date Ireland will vote on whether or not to accept the European … Read more
The Paratrooper’s Prayer was written by Second Lieutenant André Louis Arthur Zirnheld, a parachutist in the Free French Army. While serving with the British SAS deep behind enemy lines in Libya, he was killed in action on July 27, 1942. Found in his officer’s note book was the following prayer entitled “The … Read more
Why irresistible?
Because Our Lord Himself tells us how to ask for the graces we need, and, if it be for our greater sanctification, has promised to answer our request.