October 2026, No. 228
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August 2026, No. 226
Who are the Heralds of the Gospel?
Help of Christians
Christmas Carols
January 2025, No. 207
Theme of the Month
The “Methodology” of Prayer - How to Ask and Be Answered?
Fábio Henrique Costa
Various of life’s circumstances could be described as universal, in the sense that all people – rich or poor, educated or illiterate, well-mannered or boorish – inevitably experience them. One …
31, December 2024
The Strength of Men… and the Weakness of God!
Sr. Fernanda Cordeiro
It was late at night in the Corrêa de Oliveira residence. Dona Lucilia, however, was far from retiring. Surrounded by the silence and calm of that advanced hour, her soul …
31, December 2024
St. Thomas Explains
When I get distracted, does my prayer lose its value?
Editorial team
According to St. Thomas Aquinas (cf. Summa Theologiæ. II-II, q.83, a.1-2), prayer consists in the elevation of our mind to God, inflamed by devotion and the fervour of charity. We …
31, December 2024
History – Life’s Teacher
Anne of St. Bartholomew and the Power of Prayer - An Elite Troop for the Church
Sr. Maria Teresa Ribeiro Matos
“Tell me, who is the first captain of the age?” a noble lady asked Maurice of Nassau.1 “Spinola is the second!” he replied proudly, thereby naming himself first man-at-arms. Maurice …
31, December 2024
Heralds Worldwide
A Prophet for Our Times
The Unimaginable and the Dream Meet
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
When there is a society – that is, an entire social body – that lives in unison, artists appear who, imbued with the same desire, make what that society wishes. …
31, December 2024
Lives of the Saints
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 …
31, December 2024
Dona Lucilia
Lucilian Piety
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP
One of Lucilia’s favourite places to practise her piety toward the Mother of God was the Luz Convent in São Paulo. She had visited this wellspring of blessings since earliest …
31, December 2024
Diverse
Suger, Abbot of Saint-Denis - Chosen by God, Esteemed by Men
João Luís Ribeiro
Abbot of Saint-Denis, royal ambassador to pontifical courts, prime minister and counsellor to King Louis VI and regent of France during the Second Crusade… This is how we could begin …
31, December 2024
Did You Know…
Did You Know…
Editorial team
The refreshing contact of fingertips with holy water, followed by the superior spiritual refreshment of making the Sign of the Cross, usually marks the transition between the hustle and bustle …
31, December 2024
Tendencies and Mentalities
The Mentality of Jesus, the Origin of Holy Tendencies
Fr. Louis Marie Joseph Anicet Goyard, EP
Our Lord Jesus Christ’s passage on this earth produced the greatest explosion in history – in the supernatural sphere of grace and salvation, no doubt, but not solely. The Redemption’s …
31, December 2024
Back Cover
Inexhaustible and Transforming Mercy
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Our Lady is present in the uninterrupted struggle that each man wages against his defects, to acquire greater virtues. And even if we do not remember her, Mary intercedes for …
31, December 2024
Inside Front Cover
The Bitterest of Grievances: God Abandoned
St. Manuel González
Since the Eucharist is the miracle of the perpetual permanence of Jesus Christ, the abandonment of the Eucharist is the practical frustration of this miracle and, with it, that of …
31, December 2024
Our Readers Ask
Our Readers Ask
Fr. Ricardo José Basso, EP
Jurandir Otoniel Torres – Ipameri (Brazil) To this excellent question, we could add other related ones. When we pray in the interior of our soul, without uttering any words, do …
31, December 2024
Editorial
The Solution to the Crisis is from Above
Editorial team
It is impossible to turn a blind eye to the growing crisis besieging the world. Wherever we look we are faced with financial, social, political and military crises… However, as …
31, December 2024
Diverse
New Ideas, Same Ideals
Editorial team
November 1, 2024. Our founder, Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, departed for eternity. You can imagine the flood of emotions that pervaded the souls of his spiritual children. The gaze …
31, December 2024
The Voice of the Popes
Who Are We Addressing When We Pray?
Pontifical Magisterium
Many Christians today have a keen desire to learn how to experience a deeper and authentic prayer life despite the not inconsiderable difficulties which modern culture places in the way …
31, December 2024
The Sunday Liturgy
Mary Has Something of Jesus, and Jesus Has Everything of Mary
Fr. Alex Barbosa de Brito, EP
When an embryo is being formed in the mother’s womb, a mysterious phenomenon called fetal microchimerism takes place, whereby some cells detach from the baby and settle in the mother’s …
31, December 2024
Where Can We Find the Star of Bethlehem?
Fr. Carlos Javier Werner Benjumea, EP
On this Solemnity of the Epiphany, the Holy Magi shine before our eyes with special brilliance. The pious adventure of these idealistic, courageous and faith-filled men is a true parable …
31, December 2024
Through Baptism, We Produce Divine Fruit
Fr. Aumir Antonio Scomparin, EP
When a graft is made – from a sweet orange to a lemon tree, for example – a cut is made on the lemon tree, a small orange shoot is …
31, December 2024
A Prophecy Laden with Hope
Fr. Dartagnan Alves de Oliveira Souza, EP
The episode of the Wedding Feast at Cana emphasizes the intercessory power of Our Lady, Mother of Mercy, who with her unfailing supplication came to the aid of the troubled …
31, December 2024
“The Law of the Lord God is perfect”… and Unchanging
Fr. Leandro Cesar Ribeiro, EP
Some non-Catholic theologians and philosophers – and even some who call themselves Catholics – claim that God could have formulated the Ten Commandments by forbidding what He commands and commanding …
31, December 2024
The Power of Example
The Reward of Admiration
Editorial team
Who were they? Mysterious figures emerging from the darkness of secular paganism. Magi from the far East, looking for the King of the Jews who had just been born (cf. …
31, December 2024
Treasures of Msgr. João
Acting in the Past, Present and Future...
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP
We read in Scripture that Moses asked God how he should answer the Israelites’ questions regarding His name. And the Lord said: “I am Who am” (Ex 3:14). He did …
31, December 2024
What Does the Catechism Say?
I Already Go to Mass… Do I Really Need to Pray?
Editorial team
§ 2655 The mission of Christ and of the Holy Spirit […] is continued in the heart that prays. The spiritual writers sometimes compare the heart to an altar. Prayer …
31, December 2024
