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The Shrine of Monte Gargano

Located at an elevation of eight hundred metres, upon an imposing promontory that juts into the Adriatic Ocean, the Shrine of St. Michael the Archangel of Monte Gargano calls attention for is unique architecture and its geographic position. It is composed of a cluster of small buildings charmingly grouped on …
Sr. Juliana Galletti - 31, August 2019

As the Twig Is Bent, So Grows the Tree

The title of this article hearkens back to an old proverb1, referring to the need to care for a sapling from the start, directing its growth with stakes and removing undesirable shoots with pruning. Applied to man, the maxim correlates with the biblical dictum: “Train up a child in the …
Fr. Felipe Ramos, EP - 31, December 2022

The Battle of Rocroi - A Crossroads in French History

On many occasions in history, the future of a nation, or even of the world, has been decided on the basis one apparently weak soul, who nevertheless carried within himself the promise of great achievements. Louis II of Bourbon, Prince of Condé - Palace of Versailles (France) Thus, the magnificent …
Fabio Ricardo Soares - 31, December 2022

Why Is Christmas Celebrated on December 25?

Countless events have occurred since man began to inhabit this earth, but few of them are relevant enough to deserve being passed on to future generations. Perhaps this is why so many have undertaken extraordinary measures to accomplish some feat that would give them a share in a much-coveted goal: …
José Manuel Gómez - 30, November 2022

Cease Fire!

The end of the 19th century revealed a dazzling Western civilization, which seemed to have materialized every dream of wealth and splendour hitherto imaginable. At the head of the brilliant Prussian army, Otto von Bismarck asserted: “I am bored; we have already done every great thing”; Germany was enjoying an …
Sr. Antonella Ochipinti - 30, November 2022

Conscience - “By this we shall know that we are of the truth!”

Let us imagine ourselves on board a troop transport plane, at an altitude of over five thousand metres. The passengers are paratroopers and are getting ready, like us, to jump for the first time from this altitude. It is impossible not to feel fear! Some entrust themselves to divine protection, …
Sr. Letícia de Sousa - 30, November 2022

Called to Purity of Heart

Music speaks directly to the soul, tugging at the strings of our highest sensibility, modelling states of mind, often framing poems or prayers which acquire greater eloquence through the harmonization of instruments and voices. In the Principality of Wales, in the United Kingdom, there is a hymn from the 19th …
Santiago Rodríguez - 30, November 2022

Maxims and Reflections of St. Rafael Arnáiz - The Value of Intention

“When will I understand that virtue is not in eating onions, but in eating onions for love of God?”1 Undoubtedly, such a reflection sounds strange to our ears. For how can someone attain sanctity by eating onions or perhaps by peeling turnips? However, this thought was jotted down by a …
Sr. Isabel de Sousa - 31, March 2019

Elizabeth II of England - Humanity Bids Farewell to the Queen

Thursday September 8. The world learned, through the mainstream media, that Queen Elizabeth II had just passed away. Death is always cruel and painful, whatever the circumstances. Nevertheless, analysed from a purely material point of view – the only one that seems to have the right to exist in our …
Sr. Maria Beatriz Matos - 31, October 2022

Straight Line of Fidelity

To undertake the task of writing a brief account of figures who have crossed the firmament of history like stars, at once agile, brilliant and enchanting, is no easy task; and to attempt to write something, whether brief or lengthy, about personalities who, as considered in the previous article, symbolize …
Fábio Henrique Costa - 31, October 2022

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