Critics of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin’s architecture—and even many of his admirers—often refer to his work as “romantic.” They paint him as a kind of refugee from the rapidly industrializing world where he spent his life leading, like Don Quixote, a gallant but fruitless charge into a Gothic past. Was Pugin a Romantic? The short … Read more
Roughly one-eighth of the world’s population suffers from some form of mental illness. When factoring in the parents, spouses, children, co-workers and friends of the sufferers, practically no one is entirely free from its effects. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) presents the challenge in stark terms. “Research shows that mental illnesses are common … Read more
This article is the ninth part of a series about Purgatory, a topic that is rarely discussed today. A knowledge of Purgatory is essential if souls are to avoid the pains of this place of expiation. The prior article can be found here. * * * When going to confession, the tendency is … Read more
Every summer, TFP Student Action volunteers pack their bags, pile into 15-passenger vans, and embark on multi-week caravans across America. Along the way, they bring the fight for moral values to high-traffic areas by praying, protesting and holding large signs that confront issues like procured abortion, socialism, homosexual sin and Satanism. To commemorate the 250th … Read more
Sunday, July 26, was the feast of Saint Anne, patron saint of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital of Spain’s Canary Islands. On that day, the celebration of the mother of the Virgin Mary took an unexpected turn, which shocked the faithful. At dawn, a small crowd of around 500 gathered in front of … Read more
The following article is the third of a four-part series that features the life of Augustus Pugin, the renowned English Catholic architect of the nineteenth century. The prior article is found here. Curiously, the word “ambience” is little used in today’s modern, materialist world. Ambience is a word frequently used to describe the “feel” and … Read more
For decades, the trajectory of LGBT acceptance in the United States followed a steady, upward path. However, public sentiment is taking a step back toward sanity. It is not a huge step, but it breaks the downward slide to decadence. The trend shows signs of continuing. A recent Gallup poll indicates Americans are shifting slightly … Read more
On May 27, 2026, Vladimir Putin’s Russia signed a “military and security cooperation agreement” with the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan. In at least two ways, this appears to be a very unlikely fellowship. However, irony often accompanies desperation. A Pair of Significant Ironies The first irony is that the one-time KGB colonel in the Kremlin … Read more
This article is the seventh part of a series about Purgatory, a topic that is rarely discussed today. A knowledge of Purgatory is essential if souls are to avoid the pains of this place of expiation. The prior article can be found here. * * * About a half-hour’s drive southeast of Assisi … Read more
For over sixty years, Havana has offered the world one alibi for Cuba’s misery: El bloqueo, the American embargo. It is a marvelous excuse for its failure, since it keeps blaming a country ninety miles away. The evidence, however, proves the contrary. Havana insists the American embargo starved the island. But Cuba trades with half … Read more
