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We Are All Called to Heroism

My interlocutor mentioned the heroism of the crusaders, the religious, the martyrs and a series of other forms of heroism. What is common among all of them? Between the heroism of the martyrs and that of the crusaders, for example? These could almost be called opposite heroisms, for that of …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 28, February 2023

Called to Render Great Service to the Church

There are two positions of God in relation to men. Some fall under what we call general providence; others under what we call special providence. Divine Providence is that supreme perfection of wisdom by which God conducts events. In view of the way things are, He disposes them according to …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 30, September 2022

A Blessed Nation

For a long time now, every means of de-Christianization, from the most powerful to the most subtle, has been conjured up in this Land of the Holy Cross in order to tear it from the Church’s bosom. However, while almost everything that in the human sense of the word can …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 30, September 2024

King and Centre of Hearts

In order to be a good Catholic and remain in a state of grace, man needs to admire each of the virtues extolled in the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, because they are essential for the spiritual life. In His earthly existence, Our Lord gave the most outstanding, …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, May 2024

Holy Intransigence: One Aspect of the Immaculate Conception

In the life of the Church, piety is the key issue. Piety properly understood – not the routine and sterile repetition of formulas and acts of worship, but true piety – which is a gift descended from Heaven, capable of regenerating and bringing souls, families, peoples and civilizations to God …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 30, November 2023

Abyss of All Virtues

In the prospect of treating of a topic so dear to me as devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, my way of being would lead me to try to study, reflect and meditate until I have been able to know everything possible on the subject. In my opinion, this …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, May 2023

A Prayer to Move the Heart of Mary

At the end of the 60s, it was Dr. Plinio's custom to invite some of his disciples, including some coming from other countries, to conversations on Saturday afternoons in the Giordano Pizzeria situated on Brigadeiro Luís Antônio Avenue. This simple and unpretentious location was for many years the setting for …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 28, February 2022

The Inebriating Joy of Christmas

After a year of struggles, sufferings and difficulties, we are approaching the feast of Holy Christmas, which, in my opinion, has the characteristic of making time stand still. Even in the most distressing situation, Christmas builds a wall, leaving on one side the misfortunes and tears, and on the other …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 30, November 2021

The Axis of History

On a certain occasion, rummaging around in one of my grandmother’s1 drawers, I discovered something I had never noticed before in a bundle of old papers: a panoramic photograph depicting a papal procession. It was part of a series of postcards, forming a full-colour brochure, showing St. Peter’s Basilica from …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 01, February 2026

Children of Mary’s Merciful Initiative

The writings of Sister Maria de Ágreda,1 in which she records the supernatural revelations she received, tell of many special concepts contained in the Book of Revelation, expressed symbolically and as yet undiscovered, concerning Our Lady’s relationship with the Apostles, especially St. John the Evangelist. When the time comes for …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 01, May 2026

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