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Affectionate and Confident Children

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 18, nº 205, November 2024

We ought to be true children towards the Most Holy Virgin, brimming with veneration, affection and confidence. When a mother plays with her toddler by taking a ball from him to have the satisfaction of seeing him retrieve it from her hands, her intention is not to deprive the child …

The Flourishing of Holiness

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 189, July 2023

Thanks to the impetus of the preaching friars, St. Thomas Aquinas outstanding among them, Scholasticism reached the height of its brilliance, filling the whole world with awe for its perfect exposition of Theology and Philosophy. The Church would entrust the Dominican Order with the keeping of the sacred deposit of …

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Can I Be Forgiven?

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 185, March 2023

I was preaching the novena of the Immaculate Conception. On the last day, I spoke about Confession and, without knowing why, I affirmed that God, in His infinite mercy, would even forgive someone who had murdered his own mother by putting poison in her food, if he repented and confessed. …

The Spring and the Sword

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 185, March 2023

An old proverb rightly states that “weak men create hard times.” If this is so, the problems of the current age can be understood… Scenes that promote the culture of victimhood, such as reporters crying on live television or parents afraid to reprimand their children, would have been unthinkable until …

THE VOICE OF THE POPES

The Church Cannot Silence the Spirit of Truth

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 185, March 2023

“Stand firm in your faith!” We have just heard the words of Jesus: “If you love Me, you will keep my Commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Counsellor, to be with you for ever, the Spirit of truth” (Jn 14:15-17a). With these words …

GOSPEL COMMENTARY

Source of True Life

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 185, March 2023

Gospel of the 5th Sunday of Lent – Year A 3 The sisters of Lazarus sent word to Jesus, saying, “Master, the one You love is ill.” 4 When Jesus heard this He said, “This illness is not to end in death, but is for the glory of God, that …

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

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 185, March 2023

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 certain personage from the past would be if he were to suddenly appear in our …

The Society of Jesus in Face of Persecutions - Resistance and Reaction!

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 185, March 2023

A vessel facing a stormy sea, at risk of sinking at any moment and resisting the impact of the turbulent waves, can serve as an analogy to the career of some men and women who have marked the history of the Church and of nations by their heroic virtues. Such …

A Man Who Saved Christendom

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 185, March 2023

The Island of Rhodes, 1523. Two gazes contemplate the same scene from contrary vantage points. One of them, full of hatred for the Cross of Christ, is on the beach, watching an enemy ship slowly navigating out to sea. The other, extremely idealistic, is in the stern of the ship, …

LIVES OF THE SAINTS

Blessed Clemens August von Galen - The Lion of Münster

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 185, March 2023

In order to lead the sheep of His flock safely to the eternal fountains, Our Lord Jesus Christ instituted watchful and wise shepherds, the bishops, who would instruct them and warn them of dangers. To them we can apply the words addressed to the prophet Ezekiel: “So you, son of …

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