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Heroes Born of Failure

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 13, nº 141, July 2019

In August of 1914, after seven months of exhausting preparation, a beautiful and solid boat set sail from the Port of Plymouth, equipped for one of the greatest expeditions of the age. Her name was Endurance.1 She was headed for one of the most inhospitable regions of the planet – …

GOSPEL COMMENTARY

The Closest among Neighbours

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 13, nº 141, July 2019

Gospel of the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 25 There was a scholar of the Law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 Jesus said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 …

LIVES OF THE SAINTS

St. Pancras of Rome - The Supernatural Strength of a Young Christian

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 13, nº 139, May 2019

With astonishing strength of spirit, this adolescent defied the man who held the greatest temporal power of his time. It was not two men who clashed, but rather two beliefs. It was the Mystical Body of Christ in conflict with paganism! In his tragicomedy Le Cid, the famous seventeenth-century French …

INSIDE FRONT COVER

Only Those Who Lived at His Side

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 183, January 2023

What history will never be able to tell, what it cannot possibly give to understand is his inner life, his continuous sacrifice – peaceful, gentle, invincible and heroic; his solicitude and his deep-seated love for us, his sons; the trust, esteem and veneration that he inspired in us; his great …

Justice Delays, But Never Fails

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 183, January 2023

Justice is one of the divine attributes most often mentioned in Sacred Scripture. It is already evident in the first sin of Adam and Eve, through the maximum penalty applied by the Creator: the loss of grace and Paradise. Clemency was millennia in coming, but the reward was worth the …

As the Twig Is Bent, So Grows the Tree

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 183, January 2023

The title of this article hearkens back to an old proverb1, referring to the need to care for a sapling from the start, directing its growth with stakes and removing undesirable shoots with pruning. Applied to man, the maxim correlates with the biblical dictum: “Train up a child in the …

PLINIO CORRÊA DE OLIVEIRA

God’s Chosen Ones

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 183, January 2023

I would like to reflect on one of the Beatitudes: “Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven” (Mt 5:10). In each of the Beatitudes, Our Lord Jesus Christ sets forth a principle which is in accordance with the natural or supernatural …

LIVES OF THE SAINTS

St. Alberic - Leader of a Monastic Rebellion

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 183, January 2023

The newcomers were the subject of commentary throughout the region. Certainly, they were religious. But to what Order did they belong? Nobody knew. Some of the better informed claimed that they were disgruntled monks who, dissatisfied with their monastery, had decided to found a new house with different rules, and …

The Battle of Rocroi - A Crossroads in French History

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 183, January 2023

On many occasions in history, the future of a nation, or even of the world, has been decided on the basis one apparently weak soul, who nevertheless carried within himself the promise of great achievements. Louis II of Bourbon, Prince of Condé - Palace of Versailles (France) Thus, the magnificent …

Incomparable Maternal Solicitude

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 183, January 2023

“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it” (Sg 8:7). How well these words apply to Dona Lucilia! Would she, who spent her life loving God in her neighbour, do any differently after crossing the threshold of eternity? Now, one of the ways in which she shows her …

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