Street Campaigns
Faithful Catholics, including alumni and former benefactors, gathered in prayerful protest of the leadership of the Felician Sisters over their selection of Fr. Michael Crosby, OFM Cap. to lead a weeklong retreat in Livonia, Michigan. Fr. Crosby is an outspoken advocate of a host of positions at odds with Catholic doctrine.
After Mass we met a gentleman who kindly offered to lead us to one of the busiest intersections in Utica, near Sangertown Square, for our next campaign. He was glad to meet our team of young volunteers and said: “I’m so impressed. Where have you been all my life?”
The campaign in Binghampton, New York, yesterday had an interesting twist. As we raised the American flag to begin our efforts in favor of traditional marriage, a group of people standing on the opposite side of the street – in front of City Hall – were about to hoist the very symbol of the opposition: a rainbow flag, with the approval of city mayor Matthew Ryan.
Today we reached New Hampshire, the Granite State. In considerably cooler weather, we campaigned for traditional marriage in Nashua, near City Hall.The rally for God's marriage looked good in the snow. Read all about it.
Five minutes after we began campaigning on the waterfront in Newport, the police arrived and verified that our demonstration for traditional marriage was being conducted, as usual, in an orderly fashion on the public sidewalk. But it didn’t take too long before a group of pro-homosexual individuals arrived, attempting to silence our free speech. They bullied us. They cursed. And they spat at us.
On Saint Patrick’s Day, under a magnificent blue sky, we set up in front of the Rhode Island State House. The banner and traditional marriage signs looked great with the imposing capitol in the background. Although the traffic was a bit slow, people working in the surrounding state buildings looked curiously from their office windows as the sound of TFP bagpipes carried across the esplanade.
Blessed with success in Maryland, TFP Student Action volunteers are now defending traditional marriage in a new battleground state: Rhode Island. Heavy rain kept us indoors this morning. Only in the afternoon, under a slight drizzle, did we finally get a chance to test the waters.
In high spirits from Friday's victory in Maryland, TFP Student Action volunteers set out Saturday morning to defend traditional marriage. Our first stop was Pratt Street, downtown Baltimore.
Despite the cold and dreary weather, TFP Student Action volunteers visited several locations around Maryland today to defend traditional marriage.
Undaunted by the brisk and chilly morning air, TFP Student Action volunteers set out early Tuesday morning ready to defend God’s marriage. Determined to protect marriage from radical redefinition, we took our campaign directly to the Maryland State House.