Napoleon III lost the support of the great majority of Catholics between 1864 and 1867 over the Italian unification question. The Emperor abandoned his “wolf in sheep’s clothing” disguise in this matter and likewise sought to do his revolutionary work in France. After 1860, he oriented his policies ever closer to liberalism. … Read more
Protecting children from LGBT grooming should not be a controversial topic, but the anti-innocence students at Northwestern University showed otherwise when about a dozen volunteers with the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP) arrived at their campus on April 4, 2024. The TFP set up its pro-children’s … Read more
The news story reads like a classic land dispute between government and business interests against the claims of Indian tribes. Two massive projects are about to be started near a vast reservation in Arizona. The first is a power line that runs through an ancestral valley, and the second is a copper … Read more
With the Russo-Ukrainian War now in its third year, its outcome hinges on a fierce debate. Should the United States of America continue to send military aid to Ukraine? Unfortunately, a growing minority of Republicans say no. Surprisingly, the foreign policy poles of the American political landscape seem to be reversing. The … Read more
The state of Tlaxcala, in Mexico, lies in a broad valley with distant views of active volcanoes. Steep hills tower over fertile farmlands where orchards, cornfields, and cattle ranches dot the landscape. The long history of this part of Mexico can be seen to this day in the impressive ruins of Indian … Read more
What do you get for the homeowner who has everything? In today’s materialist world, the answer is to look for something new and trendy. The market is full of new gadgets and home improvements to maximize comfort and convenience. However, some large homeowners seek something beyond the material. They are building home … Read more
Cultivating the virtue of purity is indispensable in a genuinely Catholic home. Without it, the family enters a downward spiral that could lead to its ultimate moral and material decay. On the contrary, in homes where the angelic virtue of purity is cultivated, all the other virtues find fertile soil to flourish. … Read more
It is always tragic to see the leftists when they are forced to confront a position other than their own. They have managed to establish monopolies inside academia, the federal government bureaucracy, the news media, many professions and far too many religious and charitable institutions. Thus, leftists tend to be dismissive of … Read more
The book Where Have All the Democrats Gone? The Soul of the Party in the Age of Extremes reads like a sixties memoir. The two authors, John Judis and Ruy Teixeira, both boomers, describe the massive decline of the left, especially since the sixties. The two authors, who wrote an earlier optimistic … Read more
The sacrament of marriage, a sacred union between a baptized man and woman, is often undervalued—or worse, totally distorted—by secular society. Between homosexual “marriages,” sexual promiscuity, and “non-traditional” family structures, people have lost touch with what is truly beautiful and essential about marriage—and what God intends it to be. On March 16, … Read more