Join the Public Square Rosary Campaign 2008!

As blasphemy, same-sex “marriage,” abortion and other moral evils threaten the nation, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) and its America Needs Fatima campaign is planning a spiritual counter-attack: 3,000 public rosary rallies for America. The rallies are focused on the idea that human efforts to … Read more

School of the Americas Watch Founder Dissents from Catholic Teaching

School of the Americas Watch Founder Dissents from Catholic Teaching

On November 16, 2007, the American TFP published a paid advertisement in Columbus, Georgia’s Ledger-Inquirer, titled: To SOA Watch Protesters: Be Consistent! To the Military: Be Proud! The statement condemned leftist protesters that had gathered at the gates of Fort Benning that weekend to demonstrate against the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security … Read more

Students United at Conference in Germany

“What I liked about the summer conference was that everyone was on the same page,” remarked one American student. “We came from all over but we were all united in thought.” Such sentiments reflected those of many participants at the TFP’s 2008 Eighth International Student Summer Conference (Université d’été) in Kleinheubach, Germany. … Read more

Largest Ever Louisiana Summer Camp: United in the Faith

It sounded like a crowd at a stadium as the cheering filtered through the Louisiana woods. It was not, however, a normal sporting event. Rather it was the closing “medieval games” at a Call to Chivalry camp where two teams of boys were pitted against each other in feats of prowess and … Read more

Wholesome Regionalism and Leveling Cosmopolitanism

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The following text is taken from an informal lecture Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira gave on December 10, 1970. It has been translated and adapted for publication without his revision. – Ed. There is an interesting passage in Saint Thérèse’s famous Story of a Soul, in which she speaks of the cultural … Read more

Fatima: More Urgent Than Ever

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Those who insistently promote Our Lady of Fatima’s message might be accused of giving it a forced sense of urgency. After all, it has been over ninety years since the apparitions and it might seem sensational to call this message that stresses prayer, penance and amendment of life as something not only … Read more

“No Greater Love”

Michael Monsoor: No Greater Love

On September 29, 2006, Ramadi, Iraq was considered the most dangerous city on planet earth for American servicemen. Michael Monsoor was there in the midst of it all. He was a member of the elite branch of the Navy called SEALS, which stands for SEa, Air and Land. On that day, he … Read more

TFP Decries California Court’s Decision as “Morally Reprehensible”

The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) has issued the following statement about the May 15 decision of the California Supreme Court declaring unconstitutional the overwhelmingly supported proposition 22 and legalizing same-sex “marriage”:“The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) registers its complete … Read more

A Story of Exceptional Valor and Faith

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An old adage states that you only meet two great people in a lifetime. After visiting Col. John W. Ripley (USMC Ret.), I can say I met my first one. As Col. Ripley politely invited my colleagues from Tradition, Family and Property Student Action and me into his office on October 31, … Read more