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Digital Education, Heading Towards the Stone Age

Among the countless consequences that can arise from handling hazardous substances, there is one particular phenomenon whose mere mention causes fear: radiation. However, society did not always see it as an evil. In the early decades of the 20th century, most people were unaware of what science was slowly unravelling. …
Gustavo Balieiro - 31, August 2023

The Problem with the Ostrich

I have never witnessed the scene, but I have heard of a tactic used by the ostrich. When it perceives a predator lurking nearby, the bird, which seems to have escaped from the Jurassic era, focuses all its defence not on fleeing but on hiding. But how to hide such …
Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins - 31, August 2023

The Siege of Vienna - Through Mary, you, John, will be victorious!

Vienna. The city of galas, of refinement, of music and pompous processions; the key locale for the political and social events of Europe was about to succumb to the fury of an Ottoman invasion. Surrounded by hills and woods, and enhanced by the Danube flowing at its feet, it could …
Sr. Juliana Montanari - 31, August 2023

Remains that Proclaim the Victory of Faith

Leafing through the pages of the Golden Legend, we find facts from the lives of the Saints which, although they may lack historical proof, help us to appreciate the lives of the Blessed in their marvellous aspect, as can be noted in the episode narrated in these lines, describing the …
Sr. Fernanda Cordeiro - 31, May 2023

Our Lady of Iverskaya - Guardian and Gate of Heaven

Nicaea, in the 9th century. The persecution of the truth has become violent. In the hands of a widow lies the fate of a precious icon. There are only two options: either allow the sacred painting to fall into enemy possession and be desecrated, or throw it into the sea. …
Sr. Diana Milena Devia Burbano - 30, April 2023

To Be a Victim Soul: A Calling for Everyone?

“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (Jn 15:13). In this sublime teaching, the Divine Master invites us to imitate His own example, for He came to earth to give His life as a ransom for many (cf. Mt 20:28). …
Sr. Isabel de Sousa - 31, March 2023

The Grandeur of Failure

The 21st century. A time in which man’s existence has been made easier on all fronts by the overwhelming progress of science; almost all his needs are met simply and quickly. However, there is one inevitability that technology, however advanced, cannot prevent: failure! It is impossible to find a man …
Fabricio Avila Paniagua - 31, March 2023

Ferdinand Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel - A Grandee of Spain

The 16th century undoubtedly ranks among the most momentous in universal history. Over its course we find the emergence of a great number of Saints who marked their epoch, the dawn of unprecedented maritime prodigies – such as the circumnavigation of the globe, or the conquest of America – and …
José Manuel Gómez - 30, June 2022

When Heroism Vanquished Frivolity

Born into one of Europe’s most illustrious families, the little Archduchess Marie Antoinette of Habsburg harmonized a majesty and a sweetness that were truly touching to those around her. Her mother, Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, did her utmost to educate her daughter for her future. A splendid future seemed …
Fabio Ricardo Soares - 30, June 2022

Conformism or Intransigence?

Conformism… A deplorable mentality at the root of so many disasters throughout history! It turned Lot’s wife into a statue of salt (cf. Gn 19:26), it led Aaron to make a golden calf at the foot of Horeb (cf. Ex 32:1-6), it brought divine reproof upon the piest Heli (cf. …
Letícia Regina Ferratto - 31, March 2022

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