This year, California was hit by not one but nine “atmospheric rivers” that drenched the state, flooded communities and filled reservoirs. The storm fronts are called rivers because they concentrate their punch over long narrow areas. Despite the property damage, the parade of storms was a welcome respite after years of drought. … Read more
For some time now, the President’s State of the Union address has become a succession of half-applauses and half-standing ovations reflecting party lines and cultural differences. The annual speech to Congress highlights division, not union. The only thing that unites the members of the august assembly is their resolve to be divided. … Read more
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the publication of the book, In Defense of Catholic Action, by Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira. This book denounced the germs of progressivism inside the Church in Brazil with remarkable prophetic insights. To commemorate this book, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family … Read more
On January 21, America Needs Fatima supporters held over 1,100 Public Square Rosary Rallies nationwide to pray for the end of abortion in America. The January Pro-Life Rosary Rallies celebrated last June’s overturning of the infamous Roe v. Wade. The rallies also expressed the determination of pro-life Americans to continue the fight … Read more
Modern academia goes out of its way to shield Muslims from any offense. At the same time, it actively praises acts that offend Christians. The relatively conservative National Association of Scholars reported on the plight of Dr. Erika López Prater. Until December 2022, she was an adjunct professor at Hamline University in … Read more
While the advocates of the transgender lobby loudly and persistently proclaim the supposed benefits of “gender reassignment surgery,” numerous personal testimonies highlight the danger of such procedures and the falsehoods underpinning the transgender argument. Society is battling against the seemingly all-pervasive forces of the transgender lobby. Propaganda for this movement is seen … Read more
Following this year’s March for Life in Washington, D.C., the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) hosted an open house at its Washington Bureau. The event had over 100 attendees and featured a talk by pro-life activist Sister Deirdre Byrne. “Preparation for Battle” The title of Sister … Read more
One of the most enduring myths about the Middle Ages is that the period was not clean. The conditions of the time supposedly did not allow for personal hygiene and sanitation. Most people assume that cleanliness was, at best, reserved for a privileged few. History does not support this distorted vision. In … Read more
The following article is adapted from the book Liberation Theology: How Marxism Infiltrated the Catholic Church written by Julio Loredo de Izcue. ✧ † ✧ The first manifestations of Christian Socialism came directly from the French Revolution and thus predate social Catholicism. During the Revolution there were factions which, taking the motto of “liberty, equality, … Read more
On the morning of January 24, many pro-life Kansans wondered what would happen at the annual Kansas March for Life at the State Capitol Building in Topeka. On one hand, the victory of the Dobbs decision overturning the infamous Roe v. Wade was very encouraging. The move returned abortion to the states … Read more