DUBLIN, Ireland – Thousands of Irish Catholics celebrated the 109th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima by holding 586 Public Rosary Rallies today, on May 16. The rallies, organised by Irish Society for Christian Civilisation, (ISFCC) represent one of the largest and most widespread public manifestations of the Faith in Ireland in...
By Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Celebrating the month of May in a spirit of reparation As there is no ‘Saint of the Day’ entry for today, the Committee has asked me to say a few words on how to make the most of this month, which is entirely dedicated to Our Lady, particularly in the...
Below is an adaptation of a text first published here: https://www.tfp.org/what-does-saint-thomas-say-about-immigration/ In Ireland, opinion is greatly divided over the question of immigration. As the debate continues, many think that the Catholic Church’s position is one of unconditional charity: no limits, no walls, and no borders. But is that really the case? What does the Bible...
By Filip Przbylo Last Easter week, members and volunteers of the Irish Society for Christian Civilisation (ISFCC) drove through France, delivering petitions at Saint Therese of the Child Jesus’ shrine in Lisieux. Approaching from the north-east, the pilgrims made a stop at a few places of interest. First was Paris. A TFP member based in...
By Julio Loredo The Holy Shroud of Turin confirms the terrible punishments inflicted on Our Lord Jesus Christ during the Passion with such extraordinary precision that it has even been called the “Fifth Gospel.” Meditating on the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ, especially during Lent, has always been an occasion of great...
Lady Day: How Catholic Ladies Can Oppose the Feminist “Woman’s Day”
By Paulina Franchini On March 8th, feminists around the world will, in an egalitarian spirit, celebrate “International Women’s Day.” Their goal: A “gender equal world (…) free of bias and discrimination” to “forge gender equality.” On the other side of the moral battle, Catholic ladies reply to this egalitarian stance by celebrating March 8th as a day...
Finishing the month of February, TFP Student Action Ireland embarked on a pro-life “honk campaign” in Ballsbridge, close to where the Divine Mercy Conference was being held at the same time. Reactions were certainly mixed. Volunteers also noticed that a lot of pro-lifers reacted more enthusiastically, and likewise for the pro-abortion side. Joy and Encouragement...
By Plinio Correa de Oliveira We do well to read some advice from Saint Bernard about devotion to Our Lady. The advice is as follows: “Oh, whosoever thou art that perceiveth thyself during this mortal existence to be rather drifting in treacherous waters, at the mercy of the winds and the waves, than walking on firm ground,...
By Plinio Correa de Oliveira On 11 February, we will celebrate the centenary of the first apparitions at Lourdes. No one is unaware of this fact, in its simplest terms. In 1854, in the papal bull ‘Ineffabilis’, the great Pope Pius IX defined the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady as dogma. In 1858, from 11 February...
By Gary Isbell It is a peculiar irony of modern life that while most people strive to improve their lives with technology and sophistication, language is sliding comfortably into the gutter. Profanity has become the linguistic wallpaper today, increasingly commonplace among the youth and emblematic of a shift toward a lifestyle that is as casual as...
