The early nineteenth century saw a need to restore Catholic civilization and combat the French Revolution. Unfortunately, this need gave rise to a weakened, although combative, apostolate. It was weak because it was mainly dedicated to lay Catholics. It was combative because Joseph de Maistre had laid down its guiding principles. Still, … Read more
For over twenty years, the Public Square Rosary Campaign has been responsible for millions of rosaries being prayed at tens of thousands of locations across America. This monthly project of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) and its America Needs Fatima campaign is a witness for … Read more
Miracles and dreams inspired many boys to seek out Don Bosco and enter the Oratory of Saint Francis de Sales. Many pupils felt God Himself had prepared the Oratory for them with His loving mercy. Others believed that the Blessed Virgin obtained this grace for them and led them by the hand … Read more
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the publication of the book, In Defense of Catholic Action, by Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira. This book denounced the germs of progressivism inside the Church in Brazil with remarkable prophetic insights. To commemorate this book, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family … Read more
The future of the war on Ukraine will depend on how it is framed. If the public can be convinced that the motive of the war is based on something greater than coveted territory and nationalist ambitions, people might look with sympathy at the Russian invaders. Nowhere is this framing more evident … Read more
In the first chapter of his book, Des interêts catholiques au dix-neuvième siècle (Catholic Interests in the Nineteenth Century), describing the situation of the Church in 1800, the Count of Montalembert saw ruins and persecutions everywhere. In that vast shipwreck, he did not see the slightest sign that would justify any hope … Read more
The following article is an interview of Mathias von Gersdorff, member of the German Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP), by Julio Loredo. What is the German Synodal Path, and why is it so important for the universal Church? We asked Mathias von Gersdorff of the German Society for the … Read more
In times like ours, everyone is so self-centered that few think of giving themselves to a higher cause. People flee from suffering and great trials rather than embrace them with courage and grit. As a result, so many fail to see the big picture. They tend to reduce everything to programs, power … Read more
European liberals did not sympathize with the Irish Catholic movement. Daniel O’Connell fought for the freedom of the Church and against the errors of the French Revolution. In this struggle, he exclusively used legal means. He always avoided the revolutionary and violent methods so common in Europe at the time. These standards … Read more
People love to attack every type of false elite. Whether it be power, Hollywood, beltway and coastal elites, they all inhabit different swamps and use their influence to gain control. The populists point to these elites as the cause of many problems afflicting the nation. Throw them out! they cry, pitchforks in … Read more