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Epiphany of Omnipotence

Power… a word that has intoxicated so many throughout history, so often signifying an oppressive or so-called retributive force, opposed to benevolence or mercy, the fruit of the exacerbation of passions disordered by original sin. How different is the dominion exercised by the Most High! “For My thoughts are not …
Editorial team - 31, March 2025

Why One?

Simply contemplating the work of creation provides man with a prodigious kaleidoscope of divine perfections. As an example, let us consider the migratory movement of Canada geese. Who has not marvelled at the wisdom manifested in them? They cross thousands of kilometres flying always together, in an impeccable “V” formation, …
Editorial team - 01, February 2026

Alliance Between Counsel and Mercy

St. Thomas Aquinas establishes an interesting relationship between the gift of counsel and the fifth beatitude: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Mt 5:7). To better understand this connection, it is necessary, first of all, to recall the role of the fruits of the Holy Spirit and …
Editorial team - 01, April 2026

Hail Mary, Full of Grace

St. Thomas Aquinas’s childhood was not without a singular episode of “disobedience”… Once, as a little child, he happened to come across a small scroll. Refusing stubbornly to let go of it, he wept bitterly as attempts were made to take it from him by force. His poor nanny even …
Editorial team - 30, April 2026

Does the Efficacy of Grace Constrain Free Will?

Omnia est gratia – Everything is grace in the supernatural realm. Man, left to his own devices, is incapable of taking a single step towards effective union with God. Without divine assistance, there is no conversion, spiritual progress, or holiness, and it is impossible to merit eternal life.1 Faced with …
Editorial team - 01, March 2026

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