Throughout history, Providence has never left the Church without defense. Whenever new errors appeared, God supplied new graces so that the faithful might confront them. When heresies spread in medieval Europe, for example, God raised Saint Dominic and his sons to fight them through preaching and learning. When the spirit of the … Read more
As we approach the 2026 March for Life, many are criticizing the pro-life movement for what they call its obsession with ridding the nation of the sin of procured abortion. They claim other issues are just as important, if not more so, than abortion. They insist that immigration, inflation, climate change or … Read more
Sometimes, an unlikely book can provide surprising insights about what is happening in the world. One such book is The Trump Revolution: A New Order of Great Powers by Alexander Dugin. The short 114-page work explains current events from a Russian perspective. The surprise comes from its eccentric Russian author. Alexander Dugin … Read more
Father Luigi Virginio’s 1785 trip to Milan occurred under very different conditions than the one in 1784. He now had an enthusiastic supporter of Father Nicholas Diessbach in that city. Count Francesco Pertusati dedicated himself entirely to establishing a “colony” of Amicizia there. The Count’s fortune, social position, and influence greatly facilitated … Read more
The founders of Amicizia Cristiana had a partial but, nonetheless, very lucid knowledge of the infiltration of revolutionary errors into Catholic circles. Members made frequent trips to other cities. These visits, along with the “missionary” reports probing the suitability of possible cities for the organization’s expansion, enabled them to gradually develop a … Read more
After the elections, the transgender movement is in disarray. It is demoralized by the unpopularity of its cause. Some Democrats add to the chaos by rightly pinning part of the blame for the electoral loss on transgender radicalism. The ensuing interliberal clash is revealing. Liberal strategists are asking that transgender radicals tone … Read more
At 9 a.m. on August 5, 1830, Father Pio Brunone Lanteri died in the odor of sanctity at the Oblate Fathers of the Virgin Mary’s St. Clair House in Pinerolo, Italy. The seventy-one-year-old priest was more than a member of the Congregation; he was its founder. Father Lanteri was an unyielding champion … Read more
The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw the grace of new missionary élan, which gave new impetus to Catholic missions. Indeed, it placed France in the vanguard of nations engaged in the propagation of the Faith. Much of the flourishing of this apostolate was due to the activity of the Foreign Missions, a … Read more
Some think Western Culture is in its last days, not unlike the crises suffered by ancient Babylonia or Persia. The West is beset by wolves from without—notably China, Russia and Islam. More dangerous are the legions of internal termites undermining the institutions that should buttress the West. Even Holy Mother Church suffers … Read more
Despite numerous historical works devoted to studying the importance of the nineteenth century’s splendid religious renaissance, it is still not well understood. An overall view highlighting the interaction between all participating movements is especially lacking. Indeed, a common background guided these various apostolates. Historians of some countries have managed to provide a … Read more