Nineteenth Century Salons Were the “Greenhouses” Where British Catholicism and the Ultramontanes Germinated and Flourished

Nineteenth Century Salons Were the “Greenhouses” Where British Catholicism and the Ultramontanes Germinated and Flourished

Many Catholics today are unaware of the immense contributions of the Ultramontanes of the nineteenth century to the resurgence of Catholicism worldwide. Prof. Fernando Furquim de Almeida (1913-1981) studied the movement and produced dozens of articles detailing the movement’s work. We have edited these articles and will be featuring them. They highlight … Read more

How Our Lady Appeared to the Three Fatima Seers

How Our Lady Appeared to the Three Fatima Seers

Many refer to the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima, Portugal, in 1917 as the greatest Marian apparition in history. Pope John Paul II called it the greatest message in recent times. Pope Benedict said it was the most significant prophecy in our times. The scope of Our Lady of Fatima’s message, … Read more

Pope Francis Portal

Let Pope Francis Speak Out

Here are some insightful articles that reveal the positions of Pope Francis on major moral, spiritual and political issues: ✧                    ☩                    ✧ On Pope Francis’s ‘Mea Culpa’ in Canada Will Pope Francis Approve Homosexual Sin Denying Catholic Doctrine? Pope Francis Calls Cuba a Symbol—of What? How Pope Francis’s Canadian Trip Undermines the Traditional Catholic … Read more

What It’s Like Fighting Abortion in Chicago after Roe v. Wade

“Not your body, not your choice. The baby’s body, the baby’s voice!” That slogan put pro-abortion liberals in downtown Chicago on the defensive when volunteers of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP) visited the Windy City on August 15, 2022. With bagpipes, banners, and pro-family leaflets, … Read more

The Novus Ordo Weaponized for “Another Faith”?

The Novus Ordo Weaponized for “Another Faith”?

Editor’s Note: This is the last of five articles taken from an important study by French TFP director José Antonio Ureta about the theological foundations of the recent Apostolic Exhortation Desiderio Desideravi. The Mass “of Another Faith”? An Uncomfortable Question In the four aspects analyzed in the preceding parts—(1) the purpose of … Read more

From Priests of Sacrifice to Presidents Over Assemblies

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of five articles taken from an important study by French TFP director José Antonio Ureta about the theological foundations of the recent Apostolic Exhortation Desiderio Desideravi. The other articles are here, here, here and here. The Unique Role of the Priest in the Mass In Mediator … Read more