When Faith Demands Action Irish Society for Christian Civilisation held two public Rosary rallies of reparation outside the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin to protest against Testament, a blasphemous opera based on a libretto by Colm Tóibín. The first rally took place on 8th of October, the night of the opera’s Dublin premiere, and the second...
DUBLIN 18th September 2026 – Irish Society for Christian Civilisation (ISFCC) has launched an online petition calling on the Gaiety Theatre to cancel its upcoming production of TESTAMENT, an opera written by Colm Tóibín. The campaign has already gathered nearly 2,000 signatures from members of the public demanding the cancellation of the production. The petition...
A TFP delegation in front of the walls of the Kremlin, in 1990, when a petition signed by five million people in favour of the independence of Lithuania was delivered to Gorbachev. by Atilio Farao “Petitions are useless.” You’ve no doubt heard that phrase before. Perhaps you’ve even said it yourself at some point. After...
Colm Tóibín’s blasphemous novel The Testament of Mary has been adapted into an opera by Tarik O’Regan. Under the title Testament, this opera has already been shown in a few places, including Galway back in July. Our Lady as an ‘angry widow’ Reviewing the play for the Irish Examiner, Alan O’Riordan in his article, Opera...
In ancient times, people referred to the feast of the Assumption of Our Lady as the feast of Our Lady of Glory. They understood that the Assumption of Our Lady was not merely the physical event of her leaving this earth after resurrecting by virtue of her Divine Son and being taken to Heaven: it...
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...
By Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira We will consider Our Lady under the title of Help of Christians. Our Lady is indeed our help, but that does not mean we should expect immediate relief. We should not be surprised when Our Lady delays in coming to our aid. At times, Our Lady begins a relationship with us...
By Plinio Maria Solimeo On December 8, 2024, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, Archbishop Malcolm McMahon of Liverpool (England) reported the miraculous healing of John Traynor, a sailor in the British Royal Navy, on the 81st anniversary of his death. His was the 71st miracle approved at Lourdes. In 2023, Dr. Alessandro de Franciscis...
Preliminary Prayer to be said each day: Be blessed, O most pure Virgin, for having vouchsafed to manifest yourself shining with life, sweetness and beauty, in the Grotto of Lourdes, saying to the child, St. Bernadette: “I am the Immaculate Conception.” A thousand times we congratulate you upon your Immaculate Conception. And now, O ever...
How the Immaculate Conception Can Help Us Understand the Crisis in the Church
By Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira There is a kind of interchangeability between the attributes of Our Lady and the Catholic Church. The things that are said of Our Lady, in their own way, can be said of the Catholic Church. Thus, when reciting the Litany of Our Lady or the Hail Holy Queen, we can apply...
