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Combative and Serene Purity

Combative and Serene Purity

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Catholic hagiography and iconography present St. Anthony of Padua to us as an exceedingly placid man, a man whose orderliness of soul is even reflected in the harmonious folds of his Franciscan habit. Indeed, the …
31, May 2024
Saint, King and Hero

Saint, King and Hero

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
King, and archetype of the tireless fighter, St. Ferdinand of Castile was an extraordinary example of the strong and heroic man, completed by harmonic contrasts: his soul more vigorous than his body, his impetus greater …
30, April 2024
Centre and Model of Affection

Centre and Model of Affection

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Dona Lucilia’s affection for others was modelled upon the Sacred Heart of Jesus; the result of this affection was abnegation and the renunciation of herself in favour of the person loved. In a very balanced …
31, March 2024
Here Is the Solution!

Here Is the Solution!

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Our Lord gave me His Mother as my Mother! Here is the solution! I feel that because I am so ordinary, so weak, so wicked, She is particularly touched with pity. And while I measure …
29, February 2024
Maternal and Loving Acumen

Maternal and Loving Acumen

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Our century demands unrivalled astuteness […]. It is necessary, at all costs, to put an end to the disastrous naivety of supposing that every individual who confusedly outlines a vague and incomplete act of faith …
31, January 2024
Fruitfulness in the Apostolate

Fruitfulness in the Apostolate

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
St. Benedict established a network of Religious Orders that spread good morals throughout Europe. At the base of all this is St. Benedict and, by means of the contemplatives, St. Scholastica. St. Scholastica attracted nuns …
31, January 2024
“Ad te levavi oculos meos”

“Ad te levavi oculos meos”

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Uncertain, like everyone, about tomorrow, we lift our eyes in an attitude of prayer to the exalted throne of Mary, Queen of the Universe, while addressing her in a paraphrase of the Psalmist’s words to …
31, December 2023
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