Tempests and Confidence at the 2009 National Conference

A TFP National Conference is always an exciting event but this year’s gathering had a touch of the dramatic. On the opening day, the pleasant autumn weather took a turn for the worse when a storm swept over the area. The outdoor tent where the talks were delivered was buffeted by wind … Read more

2009 Public Square Rosary Crusade Accomplishes Its Goal

2009 Public Square Rosary Crusade Accomplishes Its Goal 1

Nobody can argue that the world today is on an ever-increasing decline into utter evil. Vices plague our nation and our nation’s children: abortion, drugs, homosexuality, pornography, euthanasia, an ever increasing shift towards socialism. These sins threaten the moral health of America. At Fatima in 1917, Our Lady gave the three shepherd … Read more

4,000 Rally Captains Reached

On September 28, the feast day of Saint Wenceslaus, America Needs Fatima (ANF) enlisted the 4,000th rally captain for the Public Square Rosary Rallies! These rallies will take place on October 10 all around the nation. All day the volunteer office had been busy with the phones ringing at the Campaign Central … Read more

2009 TFP – America Needs Fatima Supporters’ Kansas Picnic

2009 TFP – America Needs Fatima Supporters’ Kansas Picnic 1

Over 200 guests attended the annual 2009 TFP – America Needs Fatima Supporters’ picnic in northeast Kansas. People of all ages were present at the event, although, on this day, everyone was young at heart. The beautiful and crisp fall day began with an extremely informative audiovisual presentation by TFP member Mr. … Read more

Boys Inspired by Chivalry and Blessed by Our Lady

Boys Inspired by Chivalry and Blessed by Our Lady 1

The annual Call to Chivalry summer camp was held again at the St. Louis de Montfort Academy in Herndon, Pennsylvania from August 10-20. The program was attended by dozens of young men from many different states. Cristero Martyrs The theme of the 2009 camp focused on the heroic deeds of the Cristeros, … Read more

Fatima and the Necessity of Suffering

Fatima and the Necessity of Suffering 1

Two of the three Fatima seers, Jacinta and Francisco, died young because of the need for victim souls to give necessary fecundity to Our Lady’s plan. Their lives were proof that nothing great is done without suffering. Indeed, suffering helps those souls who are absorbed with themselves and unwilling to open up. … Read more

The Allure of Lourdes

The Allure of Lourdes 2

As I sat down in the train for the final leg of my trip to Lourdes, I could not help but reflect that this was a trip repeated so many times by tens of millions of pilgrims from all over the world over the last 150 years. They had made this same … Read more

Hope of a Hopeless World

Sacred Heart of Jesus, Hope of a Hopeless World

If there is an age whose sole hope lies in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, it is our own. The evils committed by mankind today can scarcely be exaggerated. To mention just a few, these include blasphemy, the destruction of the family through abortion, divorce, euthanasia, widespread pornography, immoral fashions and lifestyles, … Read more

Is the Media Blind to Huge Traditional Marriage Rallies?

Is the Media Blind to Huge Traditional Marriage Rallies? 4

Thousands gathered on the east steps of the New York State Capitol building in Albany on Tuesday morning to defend the traditional marriage and oppose measures seeking to legalize same-sex “marriage” in the Empire State.The “Stand for Marriage” rally, organized by New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, attracted throngs of New Yorkers who, … Read more