Shortly after returning from his Africa trip (January 31–February 5, 2023), where he celebrated a Zaire rite Mass to the sound of drums and dances,1 Pope Francis hastened to take another step to hinder even further the celebration and attendance of the traditional Latin Mass. On February 20, Arthur Cardinal Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery … Read more
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling for a “national divorce” between red and blue states in thrice-repeated statements. Her appeal for an “amicable separation” has provoked much discussion about the sorry state of the national union. It sounds very simple. There truly are irreconcilable differences between liberals and conservatives on issues like procured abortion, gun … Read more
The “woke” movement often specializes in rewriting history. Its followers cast themselves as the long-suffering victims of “structural racism” that are often the figments of their overheated imaginations. They commonly forget that their campaigns usually begin in universities. Usually, those universities were founded and paid for by people that the “wokesters” despise. However, these leftists … Read more
Friedrich Nietzsche foresaw that a time would come when people would be confused about the meaning and purpose of life. In 1887, he wrote that the scientific-materialist worldview of his time would usher in “the advent of nihilism.” He defined this state as a spiritual condition in which “an aim is missing and the question … Read more
In a world where both the Disney Company and the nation’s elementary schools openly discuss “gender orientation,” it had to happen. A popular video game has added “transgender” characters to its available options. Video games succeed by capturing the interests of players. That is not automatically harmful. However, discovering one’s interest in a video game … Read more
Invited by the political left and LGBT associations, Mariela Castro Espín arrived in Italy for a speaking tour that started in Milan and Genoa and continued to other major cities. Castro Espín spoke about human rights in Cuba. Her presence among us raised a wave of criticism, even in Rome’s Montecitorio Palace, where the Chamber … Read more
Healthcare workers are pushing back against the increased promotion of abortion pills following a January ruling from the Food and Drug Administration, citing their religious rights to be exempted from selling the contraceptive pills. They are being joined in the fight against the abortion lobby by pro-life lawmakers, who are looking to further protect the … Read more
One of Satan’s most effective tools is to present vice as a virtue. It is a trick as old as the Garden of Eden, in which the serpent convinced Eve that eating from the forbidden tree would make the first couple “as gods.” (Gen. 3:5.) The same deception is at work in modern life. One … Read more
In an atmosphere of much faith and confidence, Tradition, Family, Property—Louisiana held its 2023 Regional Conference at its headquarters in Lafayette, Louisiana, on February 18. Over 80 friends and supporters came from throughout the state and neighboring Texas. They displayed a determination to fight for the Church, come what may. The conference reflected the results … Read more
On February 24-26, 2023, the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress (REC) will meet in person for the first time since the implementation of Covid restrictions in 2020. The REC has long been popularized as the largest gathering of Catholics in the country. Organizers claim past events have been attended by upwards of 40,000 participants. However, … Read more
