At 9 a.m. on August 5, 1830, Father Pio Brunone Lanteri died in the odor of sanctity at the Oblate Fathers of the Virgin Mary’s St. Clair House in Pinerolo, Italy. The seventy-one-year-old priest was more than a member of the Congregation; he was its founder. Father Lanteri was an unyielding champion … Read more
Absorbing the surprising results of the November 2024 general election, the immediate sensation was one of relief. The media had prepared the country for a razor-close contest for president and Congress. Many did not expect an immediate outcome and thought the results would be both contested and take days to resolve. Fortunately, … Read more
We do well to read some advice from Saint Bernard about devotion to Our Lady. The advice is as follows: “Oh, whosoever thou art that perceiveth thyself during this mortal existence to be rather drifting in treacherous waters, at the mercy of the winds and the waves, than walking on firm ground, … Read more
A disturbing new trend is emerging in conservative politics in America. There is no other word to describe it. The move invites Christians to modify the focus of policies that have long defined Christian political action based on the Culture War, small government and morality. These Christian policies were powerfully motivated by … Read more
The ongoing collapse of the Cuban electrical grid is not a typical power outage that most countries experience but the result of decades-long systemic neglect, underinvestment and reliance on obsolete technologies. Most Cuban power plants were built in the seventies and were expected to last 20 or 30 years. However, they are … Read more
Last week, members of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) campaigned across the state of Florida. Once we caught wind of a radical abortion amendment that would undo all of the progress pro-life Floridians had made, we decided to do something about it. We launched two … Read more
The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw the grace of new missionary élan, which gave new impetus to Catholic missions. Indeed, it placed France in the vanguard of nations engaged in the propagation of the Faith. Much of the flourishing of this apostolate was due to the activity of the Foreign Missions, a … Read more
Some think Western Culture is in its last days, not unlike the crises suffered by ancient Babylonia or Persia. The West is beset by wolves from without—notably China, Russia and Islam. More dangerous are the legions of internal termites undermining the institutions that should buttress the West. Even Holy Mother Church suffers … Read more
The Eucharist is the centerpiece of Catholic worship since it is the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, it should be an essential belief among Catholics. However, Catholics, in general, are often ignorant of the full significance of the Eucharist. A 2019 Pew Research Center survey found … Read more
In light of the Synod on Synodality and the Vatican document Fiducia Supplicans, concerned Catholics from all over the Houston area gathered on October 16 for a special talk to better understand and oppose the subversion of the homosexual agenda inside the Church. Tradition, Family and Property-Texas (TFP) and America Needs Fatima … Read more