Morale has always been an important part of gauging the readiness of any army from ancient times to the present. It is a winning element in any engagement. When a strong unit has lost the will to win, they often do lose to inferior forces. Unfortunately, it seems that our military today … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Filial Appeal Association Releases New Book on Synod Written by Three Bishops ROME, Italy (May 20, 2015) – A booklet titled Preferential Option for the Family – One Hundred Questions and One Hundred Answers Regarding the Synod (Filial Appeal Publishers) was launched on May 19 at the Hotel Columbus … Read more
There are many who propose solutions in our post-Ferguson America. In light of recent security breaches, for example, the White House security staff announced that it is considering putting spikes on the fence separating the President and the American people. In a similar vein, many liberal activists are demanding that police be … Read more
Progressive educators have an obsession for results, especially test scores. Higher scores supposedly prove children will be more “career and college ready” after graduation. For this reason, these educators are forever coming up with all sorts of one-size-fits-all programs like Common Core that they believe will solve the problem of flagging test … Read more
On April 28, a very important bill was signed that will do much to protect the unborn. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed into law the “Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act.” This law forbids the dismemberment of the unborn during abortion. Due to the importance of this bill for the pro-life … Read more
The Heartland Institute sent a team of climate scientists to Rome this week to inform Pope Francis of the truth about climate science: There is no global warming crisis. A slate of independent scientists and policy experts offer a “prebuttal” to the Vatican’s April 28 “Climate Summit.” Climate scientists and policy experts … Read more
With the Supreme Court deliberating on the issue of same-sex “marriage” this week, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition Family and Property (TFP), joined the National Organization for Marriage’s March for Marriage 2015 on April 25, which attracted a pro-family crowd of approximately 10,000 onto Capitol Hill in a peaceful … Read more
Those who want to opt out of serving at same-sex “marriage” functions often claim a right to religious liberty. Some say it is a matter of following one’s beliefs and conscience. Still others believe it involves freedom of speech and opinions. Such claims, while valid, are doomed to fail, because the center of … Read more
The event could not have been better timed. The brisk spring afternoon was a welcome change after a long hard winter in Hazleton, Penn. The budding trees awakened hopes of new life and possibilities. From the meeting room on the mountain top restaurant, there was a spectacular view of the Conyngham Valley … Read more
In a monumental march held in Lima on Sunday March 22, more than half a million Peruvians gathered to demonstrate their total rejection of abortion. According to the organizers, it was the largest march of its kind in Latin America. However, most of the media “failed to see it” … It would … Read more