The second Trump Administration must soon decide how to deal with the controversy over “birthright citizenship.” Indeed, determining citizenship is an essential role of any nation. The United States’s pronounced slumber on the issue is speeding toward an uncertain end. The Nature of Birthright Citizenship The Supreme Court’s decision to limit its ruling in the … Read more
One article of men’s clothing that is sadly on the decline is the necktie. This abandonment reflects a refusal to accept any restrictions, discipline or discomfort in clothing or presentation. Many want to feel comfortable at any cost, even if undignified. Comfort and informality are today’s fashion gods. People will go to great expense to … Read more
When Brazilian Catholic thinker Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira reflected on events in São Paulo during his childhood at the beginning of the last century, the social habits of that time particularly attracted our attention. He spoke of the joy of family life, and his lively narrations transported our imaginations to those bygone days that … Read more
Unable to score a victory in their three-year war to overtake Ukraine, the Russians are getting desperate. The latest move is to “recruit” volunteers who end up being unwilling suicide bombers. Using this scheme, a single unidentified (and expendable) courier plants a weapon deep in enemy territory. The new wrinkle is that these missions are … Read more
Prolifers worldwide were disappointed when the defunding of Planned Parenthood was significantly weakened in the “Big Beautiful Bill.” The original version would have forbidden Medicaid reimbursements to facilities like Planned Parenthood that offer abortions for a period of 10 years. The final version lowered the period to one year. Even this weakened version would close … Read more
At a time when the Catholic left worldwide finds itself searching for fresh ideas, some writers are calling for the resurrection of the leftist Catholic Action movement of the thirties and forties. The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) already has the response to this maneuver. It has just published … Read more
On July 14, young volunteers with Tradition, Family, Property (TFP)—Louisiana gathered to begin a two-week tour to defend traditional marriage throughout Louisiana and Texas. Accompanied by honk signs, bagpipes and drums, the volunteers distributed a flyer titled: “10 Reasons Why Homosexual ‘Marriage’ is Harmful and Must be Opposed.” Under the patronage of Saint Joseph, Terror … Read more
“It is dangerous to be right when everyone else wants so badly to be wrong.” The phrase certainly applies to anyone who expresses traditional sexual values in an American university. A case in point is Dr. Mark Regnerus, a professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. In 2012, Dr. Regnerus published the … Read more
To the progressive mind, a religious vocation is almost a sociological event in which a person agrees to serve “the people of God” and seek social justice. To the more traditional Catholic, a religious vocation is a Marian response to God’s personal calling to follow Him. These clashing conceptions yield vastly different results. Vocations in … Read more
(PerMariam) — As Christian persecution continues in Syria and people continually lose trust in the government, a leading Catholic prelate in Syria has said that the Catholic Church is the “only point of reference for hope” in the nation. “Jesus wants His Church to remain in Syria. And the idea of emptying Syria of Christians … Read more
