‘Return to Order’ Featured on Television Show

In anticipation of a book signing in Hazleton, Penn., author John Horvat II appeared on a local television show to talk about his work, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need to Go. Mr. Horvat spoke with … Read more

The False Accusation Scandal

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When talking about the enormous decline in sexual abuse cases inside the Catholic Church in recent years, it is customary to preface the remarks by saying that even one case of the clerical abuse of minors is too many. Such a qualifier is completely justified. The sacred dignity of the priesthood demands … Read more

A Great Little Book: Francisco of Fatima

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When America Needs Fatima first published its children’s biography of the youngest of the three little Fatima seers, Jacinta Marto, it was well received by young and old alike. Jacinta’s Story by Andrea F. Phillips continues to be in popular demand and has gone through several printings. One question, however, has persistently … Read more

Guilty Until Proven Guiltier

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No one denies that some priests have terribly abused minors, and some bishops failed to act properly to stop this unspeakable harm. This is the qualifier that must be placed before any rational discussion of the sexual abuse scandals. However, there is a story that is not being told. In the hysteria … Read more

Louisiana Regional Conference Great Success

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Tradition, Family and Property – Louisiana hosted its annual regional one-day conference at its headquarters in Lafayette, Louisiana on February 19. The topics were varied and well received by the nearly seventy TFP friends and supporters who came from all over the state as well as from Texas. The atmosphere could not … Read more

The Song Is Ended but the Melody Lingers On

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June 29, 2010 would have been the 71st Birthday of Colonel John Ripley. Although he is no longer with us, his memory, as Mary Susan Goodykoontz says so well in this book review of An American Knight, will live on forever. “While the world knew my brother John as a Navy Cross … Read more

If Architecture Could Speak at Yale

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Data Without Wisdom Most of the architecture at Yale University is strikingly similar to the hallowed halls of ancient European universities such as Oxford or Cambridge. Much of its Gothic Revival or Georgian style buildings are simply awe-inspiring, providing an uplifting ambience for serious, scholarly study. However, the architectural harmony on campus … Read more

Defending a Higher Law Now Published in Estonia

Defending a Higher Law Now Published in Estonia

As part of its expanding effort to oppose same sex “marriage,” the TFP-inspired Fr. Peter Skarga Association for Christian Culture (Stowarzyszenie Kultury Chrzescijanskiej im. Ks. Piotra Skargi) has just published an Estonian edition of American TFPs hard-hitting book Defending A Higher Law: Why We Must Resist Same-sex “Marriage” and the Homosexual Movement. … Read more

Shattering Revolutionary Icons: The Evolution Debate Revisited

Shattering Revolutionary Icons: The Evolution Debate Revisited

The moral crisis engulfing the modern world is built upon several false icons. These icons provide it with a philosophical foundation and purport to contradict age-old Christian wisdom. The claim that freedom is an absolute value, is one such icon that has led to legal protection for abortion and blasphemy. If these … Read more

No Such Thing as Neutrality

No Such Thing as Neutrality

With the advance of radical secularism into practically every sector of public life, America may seem doomed to an agnostic future that would further degenerate morality and undermine its economy and future position in the world. Such is the danger pointed out in Why We Whisper: Restoring Our Right to Say It’s … Read more