No More “Queer Film Festivals” at Notre Dame

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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

The Sunset of Darwinism

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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

“Good Saint Anne” Visits New York

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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

Marching with Confidence Against Abortion

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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

Mourning the Death of Paul M. Weyrich

Mourning the Death of Paul M. Weyrich

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

Cardinal Denounces “Homosexual Ideology”

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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

Farewell to a Legend

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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

Victory in California: Like it or not, As California Goes…

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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

The Next Capital Crunch

The Next Capital Crunch

To anyone who is watching the markets, it is obvious that our economy is in deep financial trouble. The immense amount of money pouring into the black hole of needed credit points to a crisis of unimaginable proportions that was long in the making. To anyone who is watching the markets, it … Read more

A Juggernaut of Anti-Catholicism

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Little has been reported about ongoing violence in Orissa, India, the country’s 9th largest state in India with a population of 36.7 million, of which one percent are Catholic. Throughout the state, a significant anti-Catholic bias reigns. Converts tend to come from the lower castes of Indian society. They are despised as … Read more