This December 10 marks the 100th anniversary of the devotion commonly called the Five First Saturdays. However, most Catholics have not done this devotion, and many have never heard of it. Yet, this devotion is as important as the request to consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary to obtain world … Read more
This article is part one of a three-part series on Americanist Heresy. It is based on the author’s meeting on February 12, 2025, at the American TFP’s headquarters in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. Click here to read part two. * * * Some readers might be a bit confused when reading the title … Read more
With Father Nicholas Diessbach’s death in 1798, Amicizia lost its founder. That worthy priest was never able to achieve his plan to combat the Revolution in ideas. He accomplished relatively little compared to the great work he had planned. The Amicizia associations he had established were only the foundation of a grand … Read more
When Our Lady appeared at Fatima, she gave dire warnings of what would befall mankind if they did not amend their lives. It was so shocking that many people converted. As the world continues to decay, many reject her Fatima message. However, others are changing their lives because of those same prophecies. … Read more
Saint Catherine was born in Genoa, Italy, on April 5, 1447, the youngest of five children. Her father was Giacomo Fieschi, a member of an illustrious family that gave the Church two Popes, Innocent IV and Adrian V. Catherine’s deep inner life blossomed at the age of thirteen. She felt attracted to … Read more
Conversions to the Catholic Church take place in different ways. Sometimes, a long process culminates with a decision to enter the Church. However, other conversions involve rapid transforming graces that take a soul immersed in sin and lead to an instant change. Such graces continue even in these times of crisis inside … Read more
Back in the days when schools taught something more than self-pity, indignation and jumping to conclusions, many teachers required that students read Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1863 poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride.” For generations of Americans, its opening line, “Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,” was, … Read more
The June 21 attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities contains three very important lessons that run counter to many false narratives circulating these days. One of these comes from those opposed to the attack. They claim this action did not reflect the will of the American people. These three lessons can serve as … Read more
The last article in this series (see link here) described political events that prevented Amicizie’s full development in Italy. However, these setbacks did not dampen Father Nicholas Diessbach’s spirits. With the assistance of Baron Joseph von Penckler (1751-1830) and other Austrian members, he continued his illustrious apostolate and prevented the sodality from … Read more
This June has proven to be a particularly chaotic month. We are only partially through it, and already, there is a new war, civil unrest, celebrated vice and a scrambled world order. It feels so disconcerting. Things are so far from the way they should be. The worst part of being in … Read more