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

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

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 …
Fernando Joaquim Costa - 28, February 2025

The Real Conquerors

The Real Conquerors

The twenty-ninth of March 1549. Almost fifty years after its discovery, around a thousand men from the Lusitanian armada anchored at the Land of the Holy Cross to colonize it. In the midst of this army, six discreet figures clad in black, armed only with virtue and ingenuity, disembarked with …
Gabriel Lopes dos Anjos - 31, January 2025

Anne of St. Bartholomew and the Power of Prayer - An Elite Troop for the Church

Anne of St. Bartholomew and the Power of Prayer - An Elite Troop for the Church

“Tell me, who is the first captain of the age?” a noble lady asked Maurice of Nassau.1 “Spinola is the second!” he replied proudly, thereby naming himself first man-at-arms. Maurice led the Calvinist troops in Holland and had already inflicted numerous defeats on the Catholic forces, conquering almost the entire …
Sr. Maria Teresa Ribeiro Matos - 31, December 2024

Mother and Counsellor of the Popes

Mother and Counsellor of the Popes

May 10, 2025. In front of the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy, a multitude of the faithful crowded together to witness, filled with emotion, the arrival of the newly elected Pontiff Leo XIV, who wished to visit the miraculous fresco of Mary. “I wanted so …
Gabriela Cifuentes Forero - 01, April 2026

To the Rescue of Jesus

To the Rescue of Jesus

There are certain souls who, through no merit of their own, but simply by a gratuitous design of Providence, are endowed with singular gifts and extraordinary charisms, whose effects surpass the limitations of nature in such an evident way that it is impossible to deny their supernatural origin. One such …
Sr. María José Vicmary Feliz Gómez - 01, June 2026

The Eliatic Line – Mary Immortalized in History

The Eliatic Line – Mary Immortalized in History

As he was taken up by a whirlwind of fire, Elijah threw his mantle over Elisha, the faithful disciple. The mantle, falling folded at the feet of his successor, symbolized the twofold transmission of the master’s spirit. Thus, Elijah did not die: like the sun, he simply began to shine …
Rúben Manuel Cunha Guimarães - 01, August 2026

The Papacy in the Face of the Revolution

The Papacy in the Face of the Revolution

Essentially egalitarian and sensual, the Revolution has rebelled throughout the centuries against all forms of truth, beauty and goodness. Its ultimate goal, doomed to inevitable failure, is to dethrone God Himself. On the other hand, the Holy Catholic Church has as her mission to perpetuate the presence of the Divine …
Gabriel Marques dos Santos - 01, February 2026

Gabriel García Moreno – The Promise Vanquished the Volcano

Gabriel García Moreno – The Promise Vanquished the Volcano

The fifteen hundred metres of wall have been scaled. The very heart of the fortress remains to be conquered. The prudent desist. Only two brave men dare to advance: Wisse and Gabriel. Storm the heights! The Pichincha volcano, the last bastion of mystery in Ecuadorian geography, is about to be …
Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins - 01, September 2026

The Mendicant Orders and the Disputes in the University of Paris – The Defence of the Mendicants

The Mendicant Orders and the Disputes in the University of Paris – The Defence of the Mendicants

Church institutions arise organically, without prior planning. This is a habitual “method” of the Holy Spirit: to address the problems of the moment, solving difficulties as they arise. Thus, over the centuries, the complex structure of the ecclesiastical hierarchy, the norms of consecrated life, the various religious orders, and even …
Sr. Marcela Beorlegui - 01, February 2026

The Queen of History

The Queen of History

Chess has its mysteries. How can it be that a knight can perform an Olympic leap over a rook? That bishops can only glide along on squares of a single colour? That a pawn, after quite a dash, can even become a queen, right under the nose of the astonished …
Santiago Ignacio Ramírez - 01, May 2026

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