As other countries are slamming their production brakes at the red light at the eco-traffic signal, Red China is good to go on the emission highway. A recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal points out how China has not followed the ecological requirements or guidelines that have caused other countries to … Read more
From the time of the 1848 Revolution, French and Austrian troops protected the Papal States against Italian revolutionaries. The Holy See had no army that could effectively oppose the government of Piedmont-Sardinia. The situation worsened with Napoleon III’s political leftward shift and his victory against Austria in 1859. The defense of Church … Read more
In a move that has been described as the largest restructuring of the Church in Ireland for nine centuries, Pope Francis recently moved several Irish bishops from their dioceses without appointing replacements, evidencing the decline of Catholicism in the nation. On April 10, the Holy See’s daily bulletin announced the moving of … Read more
The elderly lady wore a hat. It was something I noticed in the terminal awaiting my flight. Her hat stood out since most people at airports don’t stand out. The normal ripped-and-casual wear at the gates is all the same, marked only by its banality and ordinariness. Inside the sterile atmosphere of … Read more
For a long time, public universities have been the place where students have lost their Faith. The pressure of secular professors, sexual promiscuity and liberal ideas were enough to cause impressionable youth to question their beliefs. Living outside traditional influences, independent students were encouraged to discard religion as restrictive and old-fashioned. In … Read more
In the eyes of liberals, there is only one thing worse than Christian nationalism. It is white Christian nationalism. The addition of the adjective white supercharges the expression with vitriol and power, turning its followers (especially if they are male) into something everyone should love to hate. Judging from the liberal media … Read more
Pope Pius IX’s condemnation of the Count of Montalembert and the Congress of Catholic Scientists (sometimes called the first Mechlin Conference), as well as other measures taken by the Holy See, slowed the momentum of liberal Catholics. The second Mechlin Conference, held in 1864, no longer had such intense liberal hues. Montalembert … Read more
On paper, this could be many people’s dreams come true. A multinational corporation wants to build a $2.4 billion EV Battery plant on 270 acres of land in Green Charter Township, Michigan. It promises to create over two thousand jobs. It could be the key to economic prosperity for this rural area, … Read more
The theme of battling for the Church and Christian civilization could not be more urgent. For this reason, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) held regional conferences in northern and southern California for friends and supporters. On April 20, the TFP Southern California Regional Conference was … Read more
My email box contained an interesting bit of news this morning under the engaging title “DEI, Left to Die.” These encouraging words were from the National Association of Scholars (NAS), a right-of-center group of academics who work to retain some sanity in America’s ivory towers. The NAS’s task is not enviable. The … Read more