The pontificate of Saint Gregory VII (1073-1085) (born Hildebrand of Soana) constitutes one of the high points of the Christian Middle Ages. The pinnacle of his pontificate is the Dictatus Papae, a collection of twenty-seven statements defining the pope’s prerogatives and his relationship with temporal authority. In it, Gregory proclaimed the pontiff’s superiority over the emperor in … Read more
In the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) once again called for a “national divorce,” claiming that the American right and left have “nothing left to talk about.” Her September 15 post on X was similar to one she wrote in February 2023. It called for dividing America into red and blue … Read more
In a world where everything is equal, tariffs would be unnecessary. Every place would have the same resources. Everyone would produce the same things at more or less the same price. Consumers would all desire the same products. This terrible world, where all things are equal, would be a bland globalized society of monotonous sameness. … Read more
In light of increasing challenges to the Church’s teachings on the family and marriage, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) and twenty-three autonomous sister associations worldwide released “A Filial and Apprehensive Supplication to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV.” The document delivered to the Vatican is dated September 15, 2025. … Read more
Most Holy Father, In view of your recent and auspicious statements in defense of the family and the consistency that Catholics must maintain in public life by upholding the principles of the Faith, the undersigned associations—heirs to the thought and action of the great Brazilian Catholic leader Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira—filially address Your Holiness to … Read more
The assassination of Charlie Kirk is forcing the nation to stop and reflect upon who we are. It took the shock of a cold-blooded, premeditated murder witnessed by thousands at a campus event and watched by countless millions on social media to get people’s attention. Order Today: Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to … Read more
The book by Pie Régamey, Les plus beaux textes sur la Vierge (Éditions La Colombe, Paris, 1946, pp.387 ff.), contains a testimony by Mélanie Calvat, the girl who had the vision of Our Lady of La Salette [read the integral text of the secret here, according to entirely reliable and duly indicated sources], on September … Read more
Birth rates are falling everywhere. Most analysts cite the material causes for the lack of babies. Economic hardship, insufficient childcare and political uncertainty are all cited as the reasons people don’t want to have children. Those with a materialist mindset cannot conceive of any other reasons. Thus, they propose more government benefits, tax breaks and … Read more
Since the year 2000, Communist China has become the illicit drug capital of the world. Safely beyond the reach of any law-enforcement agency, its government-controlled labs dump deadly drugs on the world, reaping huge profits. A variety of drug-fueled gangs then import the substances into the United States and Europe. Its roll-out of a powerful … Read more
The news of the shooting death of Charlie Kirk has stunned the nation. The president of Turning Point USA was a conservative leader who had long engaged in free and peaceful debate in the public square. Order Today: Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got … Read more
