Year after year since the tragic Roe v. Wade decision, we come here to protest abortion on the streets of the nation’s capital. Year after year, the devastation caused by abortion becomes more patent, while its harmful consequences accumulate. Abortion and the “Culture of Death” Because of abortion, our country must seek … Read more
A New Religious Persecution? Is It Fair That the Innocent Pay for the Guilty? An Additional 70 Million Victims of the Sexual Abuse Scandals on the Horizon State legislatures across the nation are now being pressured to lift or extend retroactively their civil statutes of limitations related to sexual abuse. … Read more
A Filial Supplication to the Unknown Pope As the funeral of His Holiness John Paul II comes to a close, the Catholic world, after manifestations of mourning and sorrow, now enters a period of reflection, prayer and hope, looking forward to the conclave. The large crowds that spontaneously flocked to the Eternal … Read more
In face of the starvation death of Terri Schiavo, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) has registered its “indignant protest and heartfelt mourning” at the shameful and incomprehensible Schiavo tragedy. In a letter to Governor Jeb Bush, American TFP president Raymond Drake emphasized the organization’s total … Read more
Saving Terri Schiavo TFP Calls on America to Reject Roe v. Wade’s Bitter Fruits America is unsettled over the case of Terri Schiavo. Fifteen years ago, she suffered brain damage that left her totally dependent on others for basic care, including nourishment. Pursuant to a court order, this nourishment is scheduled to end March 18, when … Read more
Once again, tens of thousands of Americans are marching in midwinter to protest abortion. It is an honor and a duty we have proudly claimed and will continue to claim as long as it takes to overturn Roe v Wade, the fatal decision allowing the killing of unborn innocents. Our opposition to … Read more
Bishops remind Catholics that abortion, homosexuality and same-sex “marriage” are incompatible with receiving Holy Communion Ever more frequent attempts to drive religion and morality from the public square have left America divided. On one side are secularists who in varying degrees subscribe to a philosophy based on a supposed right to absolute … Read more
With moral issues like abortion polarizing the nation, the pro-life movement is in the forefront of a struggle that we do not hesitate to call decisive. At stake are the moral foundations of the nation. On a dogged determination to defend the unborn rest not only the lives of countless children, but … Read more
Are We Still “One Nation Under God”? The Supreme Court’s decision in Lawrence v. Texas is America’s “moral 9/11” On June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court granted constitutional protection to sodomy. In holding that a Texas law classifying sodomy as a misdemeanor violated the liberty protected under the Due Process Clause … Read more
The Church: The Scandals’ Unmentioned Victim TFP Analysis of the May 3, 2003 Agreement between Bishop Thomas J. O’Brien (and the Phoenix Diocese) and Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley The sexual abuse scandals, reported with an unnecessary abundance of lewd details, continue to fuel the media blitz against the Church … Read more