In 1782, Saint Junípero Serra founded his final mission—San Buenaventura—in what is now the city of Ventura, California. In 1833, the Mexican government confiscated the land and sold it to ranchers. By 1936, over 100 years after the Mexican secularization act and almost a century after becoming part of the United States, … Read more
An ominous silence surrounds the attacks on Catholic churches nationwide. The violence takes the form of arson, vandalism and statue smashing. Catholics see satanic symbols, obscenities and graffiti sprayed upon statues and church buildings. The silence takes the form of complicity with the attackers on one hand or a failure to react … Read more
On July 2, concerned Catholics gathered for a rally in front of the Ohio State Capitol Building in Columbus to pray the rosary for America. The event was part of the “Mary, Mother of Mercy, Restore America” campaign organized by the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP). … Read more