Bringing the Hat Back to Charleston

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On Saturday, April 23, over 200 women in their finest Easter apparel gathered in Washington Park in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. Some brought their husbands and children. Both young and young at heart came united by a common purpose: to share with the public their love for a seemingly lost tradition: The … 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

The Little-Known St. Thérèse

The Little-Known St. Thérèse

  On October 1, the liturgy of the Church celebrates the memory of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face, “the greatest saint of modern times,” in the words of Pope Saint Pius X. The charm of her “Little Way,” with all its sweetness and mercy, admirably harmonizes … Read more

Trooping the Colors at Brown University

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There is something about toy soldiers that brings out the boy in every man. Before toys became genderless and pacifistic, the toy soldier was the mainstay of countless boyhood games. How many boys marched their soldiers into battle, staged mock wars, and dreamed of military glory! Indeed, how many military careers were … Read more

The Importance of Tradition Today

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While walking downtown I happened to bump into an acquaintance who challenged me by way of a greeting: “In your latest article you proved quite well that tradition is an indispensable survival of the past in the present. But is tradition important enough for you to have placed it before property and … Read more

Why We Must Defend Old Glory

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Throughout our history, our flag has always played a key role. Our fondness for this national symbol cannot be dismissed as mere sentimental attachment. Rather, the flag somehow calls upon us to look beyond our individual concerns and grasp the reality of the invisible bonds that link us together as a people. … Read more

Letter to the Bishops

Letter to the Bishops

In an attempt to urge the bishops’ pastoral leadership in the struggle to defend the family in America, representatives of the American TFP delivered eight boxes of signed petitions to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington D.C. on November 1, 2005. The petition, which calls on America’s bishops to … Read more

American Hand Gun Owners Seek Vatican Recognition

American Hand Gun Owners Seek Vatican Recognition

The right to life of the unborn and that of legitimate self-defense can be seen as two sides of the same coin. Whereas the former is constantly under the spotlight, the latter is not. A recent event in Rome sponsored by the Saint Gabriel Possenti Society, Inc., sought to bridge this gap. … Read more