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Theme of the Month - Heralds Magazine

I Believe in the Communion of Saints!

Despite the progress of modern science, the human body continues to remain a mystery. As we deepen our understanding of its laws and workings, new discoveries are made and previously unknown wonders are identified that awaken admiration. Today, for example, we are amazed by the spectacular efficiency of the human …
Fr. Millon Barros, EP - 31, October 2013

Primacy and Infallibility of Peter

“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Mt 16:18). In the last one hundred years, few passages of the Gospel have been the object of such vehement and passionate debate, for, …
Fr. Eduardo Caballero, EP - 31, January 2011

The Sanctity of the Priesthood, in the Light of St. Thomas Aquinas

In astute reflection upon the essence of priestly ordination and the sacred ministry, St. Thomas observers that priests should strive for perfection, even more than should monks or nuns. Indeed, to understand this teaching, it is enough to recall the high degree of sanctity that the Eucharistic Celebration and the …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, January 2010

Divine Mercy, the Hope of Salvation

In the Old Testament, the manifestations of God’s omnipotence bore striking marks of rigorous justice, so as to fill souls with fear and respect. This was evident, for example, when Moses received the tablets of the Law on Mount Sinai: “On the morning of the third day there were peals …
Sr. Mariana Morazzani - 31, March 2009

On the Death of Benedict XVI - The First and the Last Pope

That afternoon in Rome, Vatican Hill was the stage of an unprecedented execution: before the eyes of onlookers, a Galilean was crucified upside down. Given the barbarity of the method, it may have been surmised that he was a cruel criminal. In reality, he was the only mortal capable of …
Humberto Luís Goedert - 31, January 2023

Heroes Born of Failure

In August of 1914, after seven months of exhausting preparation, a beautiful and solid boat set sail from the Port of Plymouth, equipped for one of the greatest expeditions of the age. Her name was Endurance.1 She was headed for one of the most inhospitable regions of the planet – …
Fr. Thiago Geraldo, EP - 30, June 2019

The Communion of Saints - As Members of One Body

When the icy days of winter give way to the first rains of spring, enveloping inert nature in a milder climate, humanity is presented with the emergence of a new life, rich in principles, mysteries, and symbolism. “I am the vine, you are the branches” (Jn 15:5). Who could fail …
Adriel Brandelero - 31, October 2025

St. Hildegard of Bingen and Richardis von Stade - The Orphanhood of a Daughterless Mother…

To many of our contemporaries, and even to some Catholics, the saints seem like towering mountains of virtue, superhuman beings, predestined, separated from all and from everything, inimitable in the awesome grandeur of their deeds… Yet, from the heights of Heaven, where they enjoy eternal bliss, how they must smile …
Sr. Diana Milena Devia Burbano - 31, October 2025

The Papacy – Guide, Model, and Hope

“No one is a good judge in their own cause,” as the saying goes. Or, to use the words of Our Lord Jesus Christ: “If I bear witness to myself, my testimony is not true” (Jn 5:31). The reader may have already applied this principle, even unintentionally, or heard it …
Miguel Ferrari - 01, February 2026

​​​​​​​The World’s Greatest Moral Force

Peter, the first Pontiff, upon receiving the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven from the Master, first received His Divine Heart. Possessing the Heart of Christ, capable of loving all humanity, Peter could be Christ on earth. […] This is the august mystery that makes the Roman Pontiff the universal …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 01, February 2026

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