The new media uproar against the Pope centers on some comments by Benedict XVI on his flight to Cameroon. Answering a question by a news reporter, the pontiff affirmed that far from being an effective means to fight AIDS, condom use only makes the problem worse; and that the real solution is … Read more
The archbishop of Recife and Olinda, Brazil, Most Rev. José Cardoso Sobrinho, is being lynched in a worldwide media uproar. This outcry is fueled by a bizarre coalition of abortionists, liberals and otherwise rash talking heads who do not know what they are talking about. Unfortunately, some French and Italian bishops have … Read more
Prayer and peaceful protest have once again proven to be successful. According to an article in The Observer dated February 16, by pro-homosexual activist Tom O’Neil, “not only will there be no gay film festival this year [at the University of Notre Dame], it’s probably kaput for good.” Starting in 2004, homosexual … Read more
Praised until recently as dogma, Darwin’s theory of evolution is now fading away, discredited by the same science that bore its poisoned fruit. Instead, the Christian vision of a supernatural design is being increasingly affirmed. “Evolution is now a datum proven beyond any reasonable doubt and no longer a theory, it’s not … Read more
Unheralded and unexpected, Bishop Marquis arrived at the rectory of Saint Jean Baptiste in New York City on a Sunday morning, May 1, 1892. Traveling from Rome to Quebec, he had stopped in New York to rest before continuing his trip. No sooner did Fr. Frederick Tetreau and his assistants learn of the … Read more
If anyone thought that the recent electoral setbacks had dampened the spirit of the pro-life movement, they had only to go to the March for Life in Washington, D.C. this January 22 to find out. They would have seen throngs of people packing the mall, streets and sidewalks as they marched upon … Read more
It is with great sadness that the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) received the news of the death of Paul Weyrich, outstanding leader and mentor of the conservative movement. His efforts were of paramount importance in uniting conservatives for many decades. He moved moral issues into … Read more
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In a book recently published in Italy, Sheep and Shepherds, the archbishop emeritus of Bologna, Giacomo Cardinal Biffi, denounces the “homosexual ideology.” In a scholarly but clear and accessible chapter on chastity, the Cardinal points out that, while keeping the respect due to persons, one must have a “necessary repudiation of any … Read more
The family and friends of Col. John Walter Ripley said their final goodbyes during a moving funeral ceremony on November 7, 2008 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He was laid to rest with full military honors in a ceremony that left most attendees either teary-eyed or speechless. Among the … Read more
Amid the euphoria in the recent elections, three shining lights appeared on the horizon that the left is trying hard to ignore or explain away. The lights came as a killjoy to an otherwise festive occasion and raise serious questions about what the victory means. Indeed, if the elections were about a … Read more