GOSPEL COMMENTARY
God’s Kingdom, a Kingdom of Warfare!
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 153, July 2020
The children of light, wary of the enemy who sows weeds around and within them, must above all trust in the power of grace, which makes the good wheat grow and wax strong in the midst of combat. Gospel for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time 24 Jesus proposed another …
DIVERSE
Who Is the “Author” of Devotion to Our Lady?
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 153, July 2020
If St. Paul claims that there is “one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,” why resort to the intercession of the Virgin Mary? Would it not be more appropriate to have recourse directly to Our Lord? Throughout the centuries, there has been much discussion over the cult …
DONA LUCILIA
Devastating Disaster, Prodigious Cure
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 153, July 2020
Dona Lucilia Corrêa de Oliveira photographed by Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, shortly before her death After the accident, I realized that my situation was very grave and that, barring a miracle, I would die. Therefore, I promised Dona Lucilia that if she helped me, I would testify for her …
STORY FOR CHILDREN
The Wisdom of Little John
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 153, July 2020
Seated on small chairs organized in neat rows by their governesses, the children attended Mr. Bier’s class with rapt attention. In the middle of the lesson, little John raised his hand and asked... Our story begins early in the last century, in a small forest near Baiersdorf, Germany. On a …
THE VOICE OF THE POPES
Grandeur and Fruits of the Holy Mass
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 153, July 2020
It behoves pastors to diligently explain to the faithful the necessity, excellence, grandeur, purpose and fruits of the Holy Sacrifice; and thereby to encourage them to participate in it as often as possible. A As you well know, venerable brethren, such were the goodness and kindness of our most loving …
DIVERSE
Father of Christian Europe
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 153, July 2020
St. Benedict - Monastery of Subiaco (Italy) Through his monks, St. Benedict converted a continent and laid the roots of a new civilization. The way of life he founded continues to be a light for our troubled world today. When we recall the early days of Europe’s evangelization, the figure …
HERALDS WORLDWIDE
Heralds Worldwide
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 213, July 2025
Celebrations for the Beginning of the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV [gallery td_gallery_title_input="Celebrations for the Beginning of the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV - Rome" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" columns="2" link="file" ids="38097,38098,38099,38100,38101,38102"] On May 18, the Holy Church rejoiced with the inaugural Mass of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, celebrated under the …
INSIDE FRONT COVER
Tender and Fatherly Concern for Perfection
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 192, October 2023
The solicitude that [St. Louis Bertrand] showed for the temporal interests of the community was but a reflection of another, far more tender concern with which he kept watch over the perfection of his religious. […] A religious who had received the habit at the monastery of St. Onofre communicated …
EDITORIAL
The Great Little Way
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 192, October 2023
Representations of St. Therese of the Child Jesus are often steeped in sentimentality: a languid look, an affected posture and syrupy expressions… However, we only need to look at her photographs, like the one on the cover of this issue, to realize that the holiness of the “little flower of …
THE VOICE OF THE POPES
Universal Call to Conversion
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 192, October 2023
“And from that hour the disciple took Her to his own home” (Jn 19:27). These are the concluding words of the Gospel in today’s Liturgy at Fatima. The disciple’s name was John. It was he, John, the son of Zebedee, the Apostle and Evangelist, who heard the words of Christ …