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Concluding Pages - Heralds Magazine

Mirrors of Jesus Christ

There was never a more terrible and relentless outburst of intolerance against the Catholic Faith than that suffered by the burgeoning Church in Japan. Shortly after the indefatigable St. Francis Xavier arrived with the Good News in the secret empire of the East in 1549, the first odours of sanctity …
Santiago Rodríguez - 31, January 2024

Humble Before Grandeur, Maternal with the Sinner

Amidst the many difficulties, problems and afflictions that surround us, how often do we seek some form of solace! However, in a world awash with turmoil and violence, where can we find consolation? “Voice of Christ, mysterious voice of grace that resounds in the silence of our souls, you murmur …
Carolina Zandoná - 31, October 2022

Where Is Matthew?

Just as Holy Scripture lends itself to various levels of interpretation, it is also possible view great works of art through different lenses. Caravaggio’s The Calling of St. Matthew is a case in point. In this oil painting, two scenes can be distinguished: on the right, Jesus and Peter call …
Fr. Felipe Ramos, EP - 31, August 2022

How Do You Get to the Top?

Dear reader, let’s have a brief dialogue in the last few pages of this magazine. I am sure that you have had to take the stairs many times in your life. I am not talking about a staircase with only three or four steps, but one of those multi-storey flights …
Geovana Ignez Procópio dos Santos - 30, September 2023

What Colour Is the Sky?

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 …
Fr. Felipe Ramos, EP - 31, December 2023

Reconciling the Smallest with the Supreme

Imagine a beautiful, quiet chapel. The soft light passing through the multicoloured stained-glass window, warm and welcoming, seems to be enriched by the sublime Gregorian melody being sung, the hymn Alleluia Virga Iesse. It is only natural that two wonders that spring from the same source should harmonize so perfectly: …
Santiago Rodríguez - 30, November 2024

An Open-Arms Invitation

Anyone who studies history, and specifically the history of the Church, learns about the countless struggles for the Faith that have been waged over the centuries. What efforts expended in favour of the Mystical Bride of Christ in these struggles! How many lives cut down, that their true fruits might …
Sr. Clara Paloma Iavorka - 30, September 2024

Illuminated Cross, Crucified Light

Tradition has coined the saying “Per crucem ad lucem – Through the cross to the light,” to denote that through our daily labours and struggles we rise to the divine light. But can we say that the opposite expression, “Per lucem ad crucem – By the light to the cross,” …
Fr. Felipe Ramos, EP - 31, August 2024

Plinio and the Heart of Jesus

Located in the city of São Paulo, in the neighbourhood of Campos Elíseos, the Sacred Heart of Jesus Shrine is worthy of special mention among Brazilian Catholic churches. The building’s origin dates back to 1881, when under the care of the Vincentians, the foundation stone of a chapel was laid. …
Javier Antonio Vásquez - 31, May 2024

“Kintsugi” and the Art of Divine Pardon

We live in a society that has become accustomed to the disposable, the practical and the ephemeral, and which is, as a consequence, increasingly unconcerned with beauty, the sublime and the enduring. For this reason, it may be difficult for us to appreciate a certain oriental art form, kintsugi, which …
Santiago Rodríguez - 31, March 2022

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