It was not an ordinary boys’ camp. From the beginning, it was fraught with challenges and suffering. However, overcoming those obstacles helped fill the camp with blessings and grace. The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) held its Midwest Call to Chivalry Camp. The nine-day event took place from June … Read more
TFP volunteers are used to facing ridicule and even violence while protesting abortion. However, what happened in St. Paul, Minnesota, both tested our mettle and strengthened our resolve. On June 18, we were holding a rosary rally outside of a large Planned Parenthood facility on Vandalia Street. At first, everything seemed to be normal. A … Read more
There is a tragic script that constantly plays everywhere. Abortion, same-sex “marriage,” or assisted suicide legislation advances in parliaments worldwide. The nation’s bishops issue a weak statement against these measures. Liberal Catholic politicians vote in favor of these immoral laws. These politicians then continue in good standing in their parishes, receiving Holy Communion. Church officials … Read more
The news media treated Trump v. Casa (2025) as an immigration case. Even though such concerns underlaid this important Supreme Court ruling, it would be a mistake to characterize the case in that way. The central issue in Trump v. Casa was of another nature. The Supreme Court did not convene to decide what the … Read more
During Vladimir Putin’s time at the Kremlin, over 100 statues of Stalin were erected throughout the Russian Federation. At the same time, BBC reports, many of the over 700 plaques commemorating Stalin’s victims have been removed. A sculpture commemorating Stalin was installed last May in the Taganskaya subway station in Moscow. It duplicates one installed … Read more
On Saturday, July 5, as Independence Day celebrations continued across the country, Americans gathered at 1,076 individual public rosary rallies to show their immense love for God and for our nation. Rally captains and attendees petitioned the Blessed Mother, who is patroness of the United States under the title of the Immaculate Conception, for her … Read more
Chris and Andy Henry own a twenty-one-acre farm in Cranberry Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Their great-grandfather purchased it in 1850. The parcel is hardly the bucolic site that the word farm implies. According to an article in NJ.com, it is surrounded by warehouses. Warehouse developers have been making offers to the Henrys for years, … Read more
The Big Beautiful Bill has passed, and many on the right are celebrating the parts that attract them the most. Among those celebrating, although somewhat subdued, are the pro-lifers. For the first time in American history, a federal administration actually defunded Planned Parenthood. It is not without cause that the abortion provider immediately secured a … Read more
Everyone criticizes Gen Z as a generation that grew up with computer screens and iPhones and is thus unable or at least unwilling to read books. The scenes I have witnessed on streets and in airports seem to confirm this reading-adverse characterization. Everywhere you go, Gen Z is online, staring at screens. College professors report … Read more
The Cuban Bishops Conference expressed concern about Cuba’s dire economic situation in a June 15 Jubilee Year message titled “Pilgrims of Hope” distributed to all the nation’s parishes. Many have expressed surprise at the “strong” or “blunt” tone of the letter, as it complains bitterly about the nation’s never-ending disastrous state. However, the letter states … Read more
