Trying to Control the Church by Changing the Words

Trying to Control the Church by Changing the Words

  A Pastoral Revolution: Six Talismanic Words in the Ecclesial Debate on the Family, Guido Vignelli   Language changes over time, so the linguists say. Many changes creep in as people use and reuse a word over centuries. Sometimes, though, a change in meaning is quite deliberate. That is the topic of … Read more

A Fedora for All Seasons: Does Using a Hat Matter?

A Fedora for All Seasons: Does Using a Hat Matter?

On an extremely cold winter day a rather curious incident took place. The temperature was in the frigid teens and made all the more unbearable by a stiff wind. So, I was very anxious to get inside the store that was not far off in the distance. As I entered The Vitamin … Read more

Citizen’s Initiative Raises 106,670 Signatures to Challenge Gender-Neutral “Marriage” Law in Finnish Parliament

Citizen’s Initiative Raises 106,670 Signatures to Challenge Gender-Neutral “Marriage” Law in Finnish Parliament

The Finnish marriage movement, Aito Avioliitto (True Marriage Association), which aims to uphold marriage as the union between one man and one woman in law and in Finnish society, has been actively campaigning the last six months to raise the necessary signatures across Finland to challenge a gender-neutral “marriage” law passed by … Read more

“Free Kim Davis Rally” Draws a Thousand Supporters

“Free Kim Davis Rally” Draws a Thousand Supporters 4

""""[vc_column_text]On September 5th, members of The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) joined nearly a thousand protesters at the “Free Kim Davis Rally” outside the Carter County Detention Center in Grayson, Kentucky. The huge throng of local supporters dashed any hopes of making Mrs. Davis’ case an … Read more

What I Witnessed During the Irish Referendum

What I Witnessed During the Irish Referendum 1

While the result of the referendum is a terrible disaster for Ireland and the whole world, I would like to report on what I saw during the campaign to legalize same-sex “marriage” on the Emerald Isle. Actively involved in Irish Society for Christian Civilisation, I spent the weeks before the referendum campaigning … Read more

Thousands Across the U.S. Join the Crusade for Traditional Marriage

Thousands Across the U.S. Join the Crusade for Traditional Marriage 2

HANOVER, PA (March 19, 2015) America Needs Fatima, a campaign of The American TFP, has organized over two thousand public square traditional marriage rallies across the nation for this Saturday, March 21, the day closest to Saint Joseph’s feast day. Last year, the beginning year for the traditional marriage rallies under the … Read more

New York Clerk Refuses Same-Sex Marriage License

I was surprised by the following article: Jefferson Center — Joan MacIntryre and Jane Andrews have dreamed of a wedding with all the trappings. Joan has pulled out all the stops to bring it all together. Jane is taking care of the flowers. Relatives are coming in from all over. The event … Read more

Can a Catholic Recognize the “Rights of Gay Couples”?

Can a Catholic Recognize the “Rights of Gay Couples”? 2

Even in the Catholic world, a dangerous conviction is making inroads in the sense that legal recognition of homosexual unions would be the only way to counter the advance of “gay marriage.” “No to gay marriage, yes to recognition of the rights of de factocouples and homosexuals,” is the watchword spread by … Read more

A Weak King Weakens the Strongest People

A Weak King Weakens the Strongest People 2

“A weak king weakens the strongest people.” This famous phrase by Portuguese epic poet Camões comes to mind when reading the statement issued by the Permanent Council of the French Bishops Conference, three days after one of the largest demonstrations that France has ever known. Dissenting from the million marchers who clamored … Read more

Avenir de la Culture Welcomes the Outstanding Success of the January 13th Rallies in Support of Traditional Marriage

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PRESS RELEASE: Avenir de la Culture www.avenirdelaculture.fr PARIS, France, January 15 —  The fervor of over 650,000 demonstrators who attended last Sunday’s “March For All” — together with the more than 50,000 others who simultaneously participated in the pro-marriage march organized by Civitas — demonstrated that the support for Traditional Marriage is … Read more