Stay ConnectedBased on the book, “Return to Order” by John Horvat II, this podcast addresses the root causes of the nation’s moral decay and shows how we can return to those God-given institutions and principles that naturally regulate society and put it back in balance.
Hosted by Edwin Benson, Matthew Miller and John Horvat II himself, the Return to Order Moment brings you insights, analysis and information for a culture in crisis.
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For decades, the left has peddled its own bizarre definition of freedom. It is a freedom that denies personal responsibility. In the real world, there can be no freedom WITHOUT personal responsibility. They deny personal responsibility while asserting that individual freedom is absolute. This is impossible. To give any person license to do whatever they want inevitably infringes on the rights of others. I cannot give you the ability to take whatever you want without taking away rights from those who already own the object of your desires. No one can have rights unless he respects the rights of others. In the process of shifting blame from individuals, they shift it to their enemies. Society in general, conservatives, businesses, and especially the Church are singled out for their scrutiny. Today, the Return to Order moment looks at three aspects of the left’s attempts to shift responsibility to places that is does not belong.
The Chinese Communist Party wants to become the strongest power on earth. To do this, it must defeat two adversaries – the United States and the Catholic Church. It works tirelessly to accomplish both goals. China’s great advantage is that they are unified while the U.S. and the Church are divided. China has artfully manipulated those divisions to its own advantage. China is very good at hiding their flaws, while drawing attention to their enemies’ inconsistencies. They lie about conditions in their own country, knowing that their own captive press and the leftists in American media will repeat those lies. It is long past time for the leaders of the U.S. and Holy Mother Church to awaken to the dangers that Red China represents. To read the articles, please use the following links: https://www.tfp.org/the-centennial-of-the-chinese-communist-party-and-the-bitter-fruits-of-the-vatican-china-agreement/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=You+Have+New+Rabid+Marxists+Teaching+Your+Children&utm_campaign=TFP210921+You+Have+New+Rabid+Marxists+Teaching+Your+Children&vgo_ee=RzhDWAj2ZtedKt6qm5Yg%2FTpxdzkQNl9LgdxZ9pnzLRY%3D https://www.tfp.org/the-china-threat/ https://www.returntoorder.org/2021/04/america-must-go-beyond-wishful-thinking-about-china/ Thank you for listening.
Currently, the Congress of the United States looks like a hive of bees that have lost the ability to make honey. They know something is wrong, but they lack the intellect and imagination to do anything about it. These sentiments are reflected in many everyday Americans. Ever since the Great Depression, the government has stepped in to solve – or appear to solve – our problems. We allowed them to quietly and gradually gain power. We were happy to let elected officials and bureaucrats do the heavy lifting. Inflation, Covid, rising crime rates and Afghanistan are all signs that government is failing. It is time to look for different solutions from different people. Those different people are ourselves. To read the original articles, please use the following links - https://www.returntoorder.org/2021/09/we-need-americans-with-grit-and-who-get-the-job-done/, https://www.returntoorder.org/2021/09/what-happens-when-a-just-in-time-world-breaks-down/, and https://www.returntoorder.org/2021/07/the-stressed-out-consumer-needs-wisdom-not-more-marketing/. Thank you for listening
During the Campaign of Two Thousand Twenty, Joseph Robinette Biden, Junior presented himself as the grown-up in the room. He held out the promise that he would restore order after the so-called chaos of the Trump Administration. His knowledge, seasoned by over four decades on the national stage, would guide us out of the twin disasters of Covid and the urban violence that dominated news during the summer of Two Thousand Twenty. Now that he is President, a very different picture emerges. He has allied himself with the most extreme left wing of his party. At the same time, he has presided over what may be the biggest foreign relations disaster in American History – perhaps even eclipsing the calamity of the War in Vietnam. This episode of The Return to Order Moment assesses aspects of both the revolution and the disaster. To read the articles, follow these links: https://www.returntoorder.org/2021/09/with-the-fall-of-afghanistan-we-enter-a-dangerous-new-world/, https://www.returntoorder.org/2021/08/why-does-the-right-wing-media-ignore-the-major-issue-behind-bidens-eviction-moratorium/, and https://www.returntoorder.org/2021/08/drafting-women-into-combat-spells-the-death-of-chivalry/.
Modern Western Culture, and especially American culture, worships the idea that everything should be new. Everyone wants new clothes, new cars, new houses, and even a new morality. To be “dated” is to be discarded. The desire for the modern carries a heavy psychological cost. When we dispose of our past, we become rootless, isolated, and alone. One of the goals of the American TFP is to help people to see that tradition is not a burden to be discarded. It is a guide to a life more in line with our own human nature and our need to walk with God. WIthin the European societies of the Middle Ages, there are many conditions that could remedy many of the defects in our own times. To read the essays, please refer to https://www.tfp.org/magazines/crusade_mag_vol_45.pdf, pp 26-29, https://www.tfp.org/how-the-medieval-social-order-found-the-balance-between-the-local-and-the-global/, and https://www.tfp.org/time-to-return-to-medieval-courtesy-books/.
Since he came to the Papal throne in Two Thousand Thirteen, many have had reason to doubt Pope Francis’s allegiance to Church tradition. Since so many of the Church’s basic teachings rely upon traditional doctrines, this is a major problem. This episode of the Return to Order Moment looks at two situations in which Pope Francis appears to be determined to discard traditional Catholic practice and teaching. The first concerns Pope Francis’s recent statement that severely restricts the use of the Traditional Latin Mass. The second concerns a recent handwritten letter that Pope Francis sent to Fr. James Martin, SJ, which implies support for the LGBTQ agenda that Fr. Martin promotes. To read the articles and examine the copious footnotes, please follow these links: https://www.tfp.org/pope-franciss-traditionis-custodes-and-the-traditional-latin-mass/ and https://www.tfp.org/in-a-handwritten-letter-pope-francis-endorses-fr-martins-pro-homosexual-activism/.
Since World War II, humanity has deceived itself by believing that a single global government could bring peace and harmony. The appeal of globalism is as understandable as it is unworkable. The globalist’s error begins with pride. They believe that humans perfect themselves and create a God-less “brotherhood of man.” If all people decide to set aside their selfish vices, we can all live in harmony. That is not reality. The new global man does not lose his vices. In fact, he adds the vice of materialism. What global man does lose is himself. His individuality is swallowed up in a world of sameness. This episode looks at three aspects of the global menace, and why each should be rejected. To read the articles, please refer to https://www.tfp.org/magazines/crusade_mag_vol_44.pdf Pages 4-5, https://www.returntoorder.org/2021/08/why-the-global-minimum-tax-threatens-american-sovereignty/, and https://www.returntoorder.org/2021/08/the-contradictions-of-the-climatarians-an-eco-sect-that-wants-to-change-the-world/.
No event since the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 is likely to have more far-reaching consequences than the shameful set of events being played out as this episode is being recorded. The media – both on the left and the right – have said much about the ignoble way in which President Biden abruptly ended U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. Much of that coverage consists of ill-advised attempts to apply the biases of the radical left or the isolationist right to a conflict that neither group understands. Mr. James Bascom brings you a fresh view of the war, enlightened by his insights into World History and Western Christian Culture. To read the article, please refer to https://www.tfp.org/neither-peace-nor-honor-in-afghanistan/.
For much of the summer of 2021, the American TFP has been holding public events to raise the awareness of Americans to the conditions in Communist Cuba. This included a successful petition drive asking President Biden to help deliver Cuba from the Communist yoke. However, political help will not be enough. Far more important is the supernatural assistance that only God can give. This episode of the Return to Order Moment considers the nature of Cuba’s – and our – need for Divine help. To read the essays, please refer to https://www.tfp.org/when-will-our-eyes-finally-open-regarding-cuba/, https://www.returntoorder.org/2021/08/cuba-is-a-consequence-of-not-heeding-our-ladys-fatima-message/, https://www.tfp.org/tfp-asks-when-will-pope-francis-condemn-the-cause-of-poverty-in-cuba/, and https://www.tfp.org/the-marvelous-story-of-our-lady-of-charity-of-cobre-patroness-of-cuba/.
There is no question that the Papacy is in crisis. The Return to Order Moment and many other podcasters have discussed the various crises of Pope Francis’s pontificate in great detail. Over its 2000-year history, Holy Mother Church has faced and overcome many crises – most of which looked as dire to those living through them as our current crisis does to us. In today’s episode of the Return to Order Moment, long lime TFP member and historian, the late Jeremias Wells tells the story of a time during which three different men claimed to be the rightful pope. This article was published under the title “The Great Western Schism” in the March-April 2002 issue of Crusade magazine. We tell this story in the hope that our listeners will draw encouragement from the historical resilience of the Church founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ who promised us that He would not forsake her. To read the original article, please go to https://www.tfp.org/magazines/crusade_mag_vol_56.pdf, pages 17-19. Interested readers can read three of the four books that Mr. Wells used as sources of information online by using the following links - Philip Hughes, A History of the Church, Volume III, https://archive.org/details/historyofchurch0003hugh, Louis Salembier, The Great Schism of the West https://archive.org/details/greatschismwest00salegoog/page/n4/mode/2up, and Joseph Gill, S.J., Eugenius IV, https://archive.org/details/eugeniusivpopeof01gill.
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