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Do Virtue and Culture Clash?

by John Horvat II June 10, 2021June 9, 2021

Can a Devout Christian Enjoy a Chocolate Éclair? Modern culture presents explosions of pleasures and delights as a supreme goal for all those who want to enjoy life to its fullest. People insist upon the best foods, drinks, accommodations and entertainment. This pursuit of happiness becomes the meaning and purpose of countless … Read more

Four Reasons Why So Many Young Women Are Embracing Witchcraft

by John Horvat II June 8, 2021

All across America, the practice of witchcraft is growing among young women. It is a bad omen that bodes ill for the nation. The new witches are different from the past. The trend involves more than just spells and dark secret rituals. It brings together a macabre brew of sexuality, politics and … Read more

Can the American Bishops Say No to Pro-Abortion Politicians?

by John Horvat II June 7, 2021

The case against pro-abortion politicians receiving Holy Communion should be obvious. The requirement for receiving Holy Communion is to be free of mortal sin. Abetting abortion is a public and serious sin. Those same politicians also commit the grave sin of scandal. Therefore, they should be denied Communion. It is a clear-cut … Read more

26 Quotes by Saint Thérèse of Lisieux to Inspire You

by Saint Thérèse March 29, 2026June 5, 2021

“Charity gave me the key to my vocation.” “I want to be scourged and crucified like You, my Spouse; flayed alive like Saint Bartholomew; thrown into boiling oil like Saint John; and ground by the teeth of wild beasts like Saint Ignatius of Antioch, so that I might become bread worthy of … Read more

Will Pope Francis Rehabilitate Camilo Torres, the Marxist Guerrilla Priest?

by Gustavo Solimeo June 5, 2021June 4, 2021

Rumors That Cheer Leftists and Alarm Faithful Catholics Rumors abound about the imminent rehabilitation (and even beatification?) of Father Camilo Torres Restrepo. The Colombian priest died in 1966, carrying arms and fighting in the ranks of the National Liberation Army (ELN), a Marxist guerrilla movement. Where There’s Smoke… Some signs indicate … Read more

Saint Joan of Arc’s Military Genius Was of Divine Inspiration

by TFP.org March 29, 2026May 30, 2021

“At the age of eighteen Joan possessed the same military genius as Condé when he was twenty,” writes one of her biographers. Those who were her nearest friends have expressed themselves in a similar way. The Duke of Alençon says that Joan was very experienced in all things military, whether it was … Read more

How a Pilgrimage Can Make a Difference

by Francis Slobodnik May 27, 2021

During these troubling times, sometimes a person feels overwhelmed and hopeless. Some ask, “what can I do? I’m just one person.” Today every faithful Catholic faces overwhelming public immorality, abortion, lawlessness and hatred towards God and the Catholic faith. Such overwhelming attacks can tempt us to think any reaction won’t make any … Read more

Colombia Must Not Give in to Terrorism

by Eugenio Trujillo Villegas May 25, 2021

In light of the ongoing recent rioting and unrest all across Colombia, Eugenio Trujillo Villegas of the TFP-sister organization Sociedad Colombiana Tradición y Acción presents the considerations below. Throughout the month of May, Colombia remains paralyzed due to the action of urban terrorists who falsely claim the “right to peaceful protest.” The … Read more

Why the Book Irreversible Damage Will Not Stop the “Transgendering” of Children

by James Bascom June 3, 2021May 24, 2021

A few days after his inauguration, Joe Biden made a radical yet largely unnoticed declaration on Twitter: “Let’s be clear: Transgender equality is the civil rights issue of our time. There is no room for compromise when it comes to basic human rights.” We are living in what CNN called our “transgender … Read more

Is Pope Francis Enabling Homo-Heresy Inside the Church?

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo June 3, 2021May 21, 2021

In a Symbolic Detonation, Germany’s Church Blessings for Same-Sex Pairs Trigger Open Revolt On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther, a friar without a vocation, nailed his libel of revolt at the door of the All Saints Church in Wittenberg, Saxony. Although everything had already been prepared for this revolt, that symbolic gesture … Read more