During a conversation, someone reportedly told Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira: “You are little known.” With that quickness of mind that he never lacked, the Catholic leader replied: “In fact, I have the reputation of being unknown.” Indeed, Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira’s public life was a rollercoaster alternating between long periods of … Read more
Introduction This year, on September 7, marks the bicentennial of Brazil’s independence. More precisely, the day will celebrate the foundation of the Brazilian Empire, which emerged as a sovereign nation. Celebrations of great anniversaries offer opportunities to reflect on the past and scrutinize the future. We can ask: Where did we come … Read more
The philosopher George Santayana (1863—1952) once observed that we Americans don’t solve problems; we leave them behind. If there’s an idea we don’t like, we don’t bother refuting it but simply talk about something else, and the original idea dies from neglect. We leave the problems that bother us in the past … Read more
Many Catholics today are unaware of the immense contributions of the Ultramontanes of the nineteenth century to the resurgence of Catholicism worldwide. Prof. Fernando Furquim de Almeida (1913-1981) studied the movement and produced dozens of articles detailing the movement’s work. We have edited these articles and will be featuring them. They highlight … Read more
Many refer to the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima, Portugal, in 1917 as the greatest Marian apparition in history. Pope John Paul II called it the greatest message in recent times. Pope Benedict said it was the most significant prophecy in our times. The scope of Our Lady of Fatima’s message, … Read more
Here are some insightful articles that reveal the positions of Pope Francis on major moral, spiritual and political issues: ✧ ☩ ✧ On Pope Francis’s ‘Mea Culpa’ in Canada Will Pope Francis Approve Homosexual Sin Denying Catholic Doctrine? Pope Francis Calls Cuba a Symbol—of What? How Pope Francis’s Canadian Trip Undermines the Traditional Catholic … Read more
Credit must be given to Prof. Massimo Faggioli on at least one count: he shows candid frankness by saying what his liberal Catholic comrades refuse to admit while hiding their heads in the sand. The Villanova University scholar wrote two articles in La Croix International shortly after the publication of Querida Amazonia … Read more
Many Catholics today are unaware of the immense contributions of the Ultramontanes of the nineteenth century to the resurgence of Catholicism worldwide. Prof. Fernando Furquim de Almeida (1913-1981) studied the movement and produced dozens of articles detailing the movement’s work. We have edited these articles and will be featuring them. They highlight … Read more
“Not your body, not your choice. The baby’s body, the baby’s voice!” That slogan put pro-abortion liberals in downtown Chicago on the defensive when volunteers of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP) visited the Windy City on August 15, 2022. With bagpipes, banners, and pro-family leaflets, … Read more
It is well known in Catholic circles that people have received many graces, blessings and miracles at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal. Fatima’s many pilgrim statues have extended these blessings wherever they travel, especially the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, now under the custodianship … Read more