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THEME OF THE MONTH

Why and How to Confess?

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 209, March 2025
Judas Iscariot, seeing that Jesus had been condemned to death, went to the Temple to dispose of the unlawful money for which he had sold his Master. Arriving there, shrouded in darkness and filled with despair, he said to the chief priests: “I have sinned in betraying innocent blood.” And …

A PROPHET FOR OUR TIMES

The Story of the Repentant Soul

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 209, March 2025
The Miserere belongs to the group of seven psalms called penitential. What is a penitential psalm? Obviously, it is a hymn to God in which the author expresses his repentance. And repentance presupposes that he has sinned, repented and, once this feeling of repentance triumphed within him, he reflected on …

WHAT DOES THE CATECHISM SAY?

I only have “little sins”… do I really need to go to Confession?

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 209, March 2025
Catechism of the Catholic Church § 1458 Without being strictly necessary, confession of everyday faults (venial sins) is nevertheless strongly recommended by the Church. Indeed the regular confession of our venial sins helps us form our conscience, fight against evil tendencies, let ourselves be healed by Christ and progress in …

HISTORY – LIFE’S TEACHER

The Flight of Dom John VI - An Exodus Between Life and Death

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 209, March 2025
The sun showed itself without veils that day: it seemed to want to contemplate itself in the calm waters of the river, while drying the tears of that desolate crowd. In the current, highlighted by the reflections of the king star, dozens of boats could be seen moving away. They …

ST. THOMAS EXPLAINS

What Is the Book of Life?

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 209, March 2025
“He who conquers shall be clad thus in white garments, and I will not blot his name out of the Book of Life; I will confess his name before my Father and before His Angels” (Rv 3:5). Reading this passage from Apocalypse, we almost inevitably think: “Whatever that book is, …

LIVES OF THE SAINTS

St. Stephen Harding - The Story of a Rebel Monk

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 209, March 2025
The story of a rebellious monk, and a saint? In fact, not just one, but three. These monks led an escape from the monastery, bringing many with them. Where did they go? To take refuge in a swamp and start all over again… “What madness!” you might think. Yes, dear …

DONA LUCILIA

A Soul of Harmonious Contrasts

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 209, March 2025
Due to her magnanimity of soul, Dona Lucilia easily adapted to the will of others. Nothing disturbed her well-ordered inner equanimity. It was reminiscent of certain characteristically Brazilian rivers of the Amazon Basin. Tranquil in their banks, they serenely surround and cover the obstacles that arise along their course. Peace …

HERALDS WORLDWIDE

Heralds Worldwide

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 208, February 2025
Praises to the Divine Child Joining the voices of the Angels who sang “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased!” (Lk 2:14), the Heralds of the Gospel performed several Christmas concerts in praise of the Child Jesus. Their carols filled …

THE SUNDAY LITURGY

Pardoning Is the Work of a Giant

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 208, February 2025
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today’s Gospel, to be read together with St. Matthew’s (cf. Mt 5:38-48), invites us to have the soul of a giant and to be magnanimous;1 to love our enemies and do good to those who hate us, blessing those who curse us and praying for …

TREASURES OF MSGR. JOÃO

Conversion: An Initiative of God

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 208, February 2025
“Everything is grace!” St. Therese of the Child Jesus used to say, without an in-depth knowledge of theology… This happens with the saints: they are assisted by a special action of the Holy Spirit, which leads them to affirm lofty doctrinal principles without having studied them. And the maxim of …
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