TENDENCIES AND MENTALITIES
Two Attitudes… One Person?
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 215, September 2025
Nothing could be more enchanting than the Gospel scene in which we find Our Lord Jesus Christ surrounded by children so that the Saviour might“lay His hands on them and pray” (Mt 19:13). The disciples, concerned for the Master’s tranquillity, try to send them away… However, Jesus rebukes them and …
LIVES OF THE SAINTS
St. Francis de Sales - To Love God Without Measure
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 18, nº 195, January 2024
When the twenty-six-year-old priest set off for the province of Chablais – a region now divided between France and Switzerland – perhaps not even the most optimistic of men could have foreseen what would result from his activity. More than sixty years of fierce Calvinist domination had practically banished the …
CONCLUDING PAGES
What Colour Is the Sky?
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 18, nº 195, January 2024
Faced with the apparent banality of the initial question, the most intuitive answer would certainly be “blue”. In fact, the name of this colour in Latin is cæruleus, whose etymology goes back to the sky itself – cœlum – as if to define: blue equals celestial. However, the solution to …
DIVERSE
Abortion Law: Law or “Abortion” of Law?
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 16, nº 178, August 2022
In his greeting at the end of the Regina Cœli of May 22, Pope Francis addressed the participants in the national Let’s Choose Life event with these words: “I thank you for your dedication in promoting life and defending conscientious objection, which there are often attempts to limit. Sadly, in …
DONA LUCILIA
Maternal Dedication of Dona Lucilia
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 16, nº 178, August 2022
Dona Lucilia was also very careful with her children’s nutrition. She believed in the wise old concept that strong health is based on good nutrition. Therefore, she made every effort to ensure that Rosée and Plinio had substantial and appetizing meals set before them at the table. Painstaking maternal care …
THE POWER OF EXAMPLE
The Clover that Converted a Nation
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 212, June 2025
The Old Testament heard the syllables of this divine secret without however hearkening to it; such is its sublimity that no prophet was worthy of pronouncing it, and only the Word of God Himself could reveal it: the Blessed Trinity. Unveiled in some of its enigmas, this divine reality has …
A PROPHET FOR OUR TIMES
Binding Together the Pages of History
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 212, June 2025
A person studying history in a particular book and considering antiquity – the Egyptians, the Chaldean peoples and other ancient civilizations – comes across crumbling empires and situations that are reborn. When the last page is reached, there is something that always happens at the end of the reading of …
ST. THOMAS EXPLAINS
Called to Judge with Christ
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 212, June 2025
“Judge not, that you be not judged” (Mt 7:1). No one denies this maxim taught by the Divine Master. However, the same Lord promised those who followed Him that they would sit on thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel (cf. Mt 19:28). Is there a contradiction in this? …
TREASURES OF MSGR. JOÃO
Guides along God’s Path
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 212, June 2025
In every well-organized religious house there is a little-noticed but indispensable figure: the bursar. What does his role consist of? Supplying the community with everything it needs for its subsistence: provisions, general supplies and food. He is the “man of providence”, whose concern it is to manage the treasury in …
THEME OF THE MONTH
Providential callings – Charlemagne - Sword and Shield of Christendom
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 212, June 2025
It is the year of grace 800. Before the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica, the venerable and august pontiff, St. Leo III, takes a golden crown, the imperial diadem, and places it on the head of the king of the Franks, who will henceforth be emperor. At this moment, …