Catholic Perspective

Why the Fatima Chastisement and Triumph Await Us

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Cubans Remember what Castro Did 1

This year we commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima, Portugal. The occasion is a time for reflection upon a world and Church in disarray. As a result, many sense that a dark future awaits us. The reason for this foreboding is that the message and requests … Read more

What Does a Society Based on Faith and Charity Look Like?

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What Does a Society Based on Faith and Charity Look Like? 1

Historian Dr. Andrew Willard Jones has managed to write a fascinating new book about medieval Christendom that discusses the amazing social relationships that brought individuals and families together as a people. This perspective is well presented in a brilliant defense of Christendom titled, Before Church and State: A Study of Social Order … Read more

What Does Sir Walter Scott Say About Love of Country?

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What Does Sir Walter Scott Say About Love of Country?

There is part of a poem by Sir Walter Scott often titled “My Native Land.” Back when poetry was appreciated and even memorized, its first lines were well known. It went: Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, ‘This is my own, my native land!’ … Read more

Scholars and Clerics Submit a Filial Correction to the Pope

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Because of Its Grave Errors ‘Amoris Laetitia’ Should Be Rejected 6

In an attempt to provide its readers with the broadest possible picture of the situation within the Church, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property—TFP informs them that on August 11, 2017, a letter signed by forty Catholic scholars and clerics was privately delivered to Pope Francis at … Read more

A Time to Return to God: A Hurricane Story

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A Time to Return to God: A Hurricane Story 1

As hurricanes passed over so many parts of the country, most people were thinking about the material damage that would ruin the lives of so many. However, there was a spiritual part to the disaster. During times of suffering, people turn more easily back to God. That is what happened after Hurricane … Read more

A Brilliant Defense of Christendom

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A Brilliant Defense of Christendom 1

Many believe that Christendom was a rigid and brutal order. In medieval times, we are told that tyranny ruled, and the Church and the nascent State were constant rivals in the pursuit of dominance. So many modern historians have cynically reduced this period when Christianity prevailed to a time of cultural darkness … Read more

Three Ways You Can Prepare for Hurricane Irma

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Three Ways You Can Prepare for Hurricane Irma

Already a Category 5, Hurricane Irma with her 185 mph sustained winds is making her way towards the U.S. coast. Florida and Puerto Rico have already declared state of emergency and evacuations have already begun. Grocery stores are being sold out of water and people are doing everything they can to prepare … Read more

Ten Things to Pray For After Hurricane Harvey

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Ten Things to Pray For After Hurricane Harvey

President Trump signed a declaration designating September 3 as a “Day of Prayer” for Hurricane Harvey victims. The president said that it was appropriate “during times of great need to ask for God’s blessing and God’s guidance.” Thus, even before federal funds start pouring into the region, Americans implored God’s aid. There … Read more

No Time Out in Battle Over Football

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No Time Out in Battle Over Football 1

For generations, football was the most unpolitical and un-ideological of pastimes in America. Indeed, it was a point of unity that overcame political differences and fostered healthy local rivalries. Not liking football was almost un-American. Now times are changing in our nation. Nothing can be left untouched by the liberal keepers of … Read more