THEME OF THE MONTH
Called to Be Co-redemptors!
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
It was 1177. Before the Battle of Montgisard, the sublime gesture of a certain king comforted Our Lord Jesus Christ and obtained the victory for the Christians. When the enemy army came into view, Baldwin IV did not fear in the face of the terrible and obvious disproportion of forces: …
WHAT DOES THE CATECHISM SAY?
A Human Necessity
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
Catechism of the Catholic Church §1505 By His Passion and Death on the Cross, Christ has given a new meaning to suffering: it can henceforth configure us to Him and unite us with His redemptive Passion. There are people for whom the least annoyance is a disaster. Our adorable Lord …
THEME OF THE MONTH
The gift of prophetism – The Perpetual Echo of God’s Voice
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 226, August 2026
In ancient paganism, prophecy was an obscure function, frequently associated with esoteric rites, diviners, magic, and occultism, due not only to the mysterious atmosphere surrounding it, but also to the familiarity with which its practitioners regarded certain forces alien to the visible world. This is how all the peoples of …
A PROPHET FOR OUR TIMES
Thermometer of True Fervour
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
In one of the houses in our movement, there is a very beautiful photograph of a tree-lined promenade. It is by no means as lush as those at Fontainebleau forest, but it is a beautiful arboreal path, dignified, well-arranged and pleasing to the eye. There are a few stone benches …
ST. THOMAS EXPLAINS
Is it Lawful to Ask God to Remove Suffering from Us?
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
Prayer is the interpreter of our desires before God (cf. Summa Theologiæ. II-II, q.83, a.9). But is it right to yearn to be free from the sufferings of this life, which Providence has allowed for our good? Should not our prayers be raised to the throne of the Divine Majesty …
DONA LUCILIA
Under a Mother’s Protection
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 215, September 2025
Let us imagine that we have managed to climb the face of a mountain until reaching its summit, where we find an enormous nest with an eagle’s nestling. Concealed behind a rock, we soon see the eagle returning to the nest from the hunt. In its claws is a quarry …
BIBLICAL TEACHINGS
Phinehas the Priest - “I give you my covenant of peace”
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 215, September 2025
There was among the people of Israel a fiery young man, in whose gaze Moses surely discerned a sublime calling. His name was Phinehas. This man’s crystalline fidelity, the work of a lifetime, shone in a unique way in a little-known episode in the history of the chosen people, which …
TENDENCIES AND MENTALITIES
Contradictory or Complementary Virtues?
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 221, March 2026
Born a shepherdess in an obscure town in a region considered secondary, St. Joan of Arc was a prophet, virgin, queen, warrior, and martyr. And to adorn her with the glory of resembling Him, Our Lord also willed that the Pucelle suffer defamation and betrayal from the clergy of her …
HISTORY – LIFE’S TEACHER
1,700 Years Since the Council of Nicaea - Five Lessons for Today
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 212, June 2025
If history is life’s teacher, we can judge an institution that has existed for two millennia to be privileged! Nothing, except the ever-new action of Providence, is new for the Catholic Church. In the face of the unprecedented storms of the 21st century, she can proudly say: “I have seen …
TENDENCIES AND MENTALITIES
Two Ways of Rising
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 212, June 2025
A Latin adage says that “mater artium necessitas”, necessity is the mother of the arts. This principle, applicable to practically every field of human endeavour, is perhaps nowhere more clearly expressed than in architecture. Buildings, which arose for the practical purpose of shelter and protection, have almost always also taken …