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Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins

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All… Except One!

By Jupiter, what a good idea Vipsanius Agrippa had when he built this temple! The Pantheon: what majesty, what conviction, what strength! And – between you and me – what a masterstroke… Agrippa well deserves …

31, October 2025

The Vulgate Bible - A “Betrayal” of the Word of God?

Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins

Injustice can penetrate even the most unsuspected areas of human culture. The proof is that it has infiltrated proverbs, as exemplified by the Italian adage: “Traduttore traditore – The translator is a traitor.” But, despite …

31, August 2025

Two Ways of “being god”?

Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins

Here are two artistic representations, each portraying a different god, as conceived by their respective worshippers. The first depicts the god Moloch at the apex of the ritual proper to him. The second is an …

31, January 2025

St. Timothy - A Biography Written by God Himself

Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins

There are two kinds of biography that make history captivating: first, that of illustrious, famous figures, the heroes charging at full gallop in the splendour of the day; then there are the stories of those …

31, December 2024

St. Gregory VII - The Pope Who Overcame the World

Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins

A unique scene was unfolding in the fortress of Canossa, in the north of the Italian Peninsula. Three days had passed since a miserable man dressed in penitential sackcloth, barefoot in the snow and fasting …

30, April 2024

The Problem with the Ostrich

Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins

I have never witnessed the scene, but I have heard of a tactic used by the ostrich. When it perceives a predator lurking nearby, the bird, which seems to have escaped from the Jurassic era, …

31, August 2023

Nine Hundred Years Since the First Lateran Council - What if a Pope From the 12th Century Were to Make a Speech Today?

Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins

It would not be surprising if the reader – precisely on account of being someone in the habit of reading – has already carried out the following mental exercise: imagining what the reactions of a …

28, February 2023

Some Sophisms of the Contemporary World - I let the reader choose the title of this article

Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins

In one of his famous brilliant quotes, Joseph De Maistre makes the following analogy: “False opinions are like false money, originally struck by criminals and thereafter circulated by honest people, who perpetuate the crime without …

31, January 2022

Gabriel García Moreno – The Promise Vanquished the Volcano

Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins

The fifteen hundred metres of wall have been scaled. The very heart of the fortress remains to be conquered. The prudent desist. Only two brave men dare to advance: Wisse and Gabriel. Storm the heights! …

01, September 2026

June 14 – St. Elisha – Another Elijah

Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins

St. Elisha, who is he? The father and master of the prophets of Mount Carmel. The preacher who multiplied the loaves. The man whom bears obeyed, and who ruled over the kings of his time. …

01, June 2026

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Counsels on how to make a good confession (part 1)

More counsels for a good confession (part 2)

Why is St. Joseph so important?

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Sorrowful Mysteries Friday

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Is Lourdes still relevant in our days?| Mary our Queen | The Podcast of the slaves of Our Lady

The secret to do PENANCE in an EASY & FRUITFUL way

Counsels on how to make a good confession (part 1)

More counsels for a good confession (part 2)

Why is St. Joseph so important?

Have You discovered Your Saint Yet?

Sorrowful Mysteries Friday

Talk to us

Contacts

They want to give their lives to God, but they need you!

Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins

Author's articles:

All… Except One!

The Vulgate Bible - A “Betrayal” of the Word of God?

Two Ways of “being god”?

St. Timothy - A Biography Written by God Himself

St. Gregory VII - The Pope Who Overcame the World

The Problem with the Ostrich

Nine Hundred Years Since the First Lateran Council - What if a Pope From the 12th Century Were to Make a Speech Today?

Some Sophisms of the Contemporary World - I let the reader choose the title of this article

Gabriel García Moreno – The Promise Vanquished the Volcano

June 14 – St. Elisha – Another Elijah