The Flying Friar: St. Joseph of Cupertino (18th september)
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira St. Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1668) was an Italian mystic whose life is a wonderful combination of a complete lack of natural capacity and an extraordinary supernatural efficiency. He lacked every natural gift. He was incapable of passing a test, maintaining a conversation, taking care of a house, or even touching […]
Commentary on Saint Augustine’s Prayer to the Holy Ghost
We could ask ourselves: are we like iron mesh, or are we straight like the blade of a sword?
The Siege of Czestochowa – Our Lady of Jasna Gora (26th August)
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Preliminary Note: The account of the siege of Czestochowa which we present here is based on the Memoirs of the Siege of Czestochowa by Father Augustine Kordecki (Pamietnik oblezenia Czestochowy, edited and with a preface by Jan Tokarski, London, Veritas, 1956). Written by Friar Kordecki in response to a wish of King Casimir, […]
Why Saint John the Baptist Is a Model for Those Who Have the Courage to Say No
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira There is a universal crisis inside society today that seeks to overturn all things Christian. Catholic thinker Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira called this universal crisis the Revolution (with a capital R). He held that the two driving forces of this Revolution are the vices of pride and sensuality. The following […]
The Counter-revolutionary Nexus Among the Three Works of Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort
The Treatise on True Devotion, the Letter to the Friends of the Cross and on the Book of Wisdom
A Testimony of Prof. Plinio about the grace that he recieved of Our Lady of Good Counsel of Genazzano
Madre del Buon Consiglio, July-August 1986, the magazine published by the Augustinian Friars of Genazzano (Italy) A Present-Day Testimony FOR many years now, we have been surprised and amazed to frequently see foreign young men recollected in deep prayer in the chapel of the Madonna. We decided one beautiful day to speak with […]
Pray for Us in These Times of Confusion, O Mother of Good Counsel (26th April)
“Catolicismo”, N. 208-209 – April-May 1968 (*) by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Does the devotion to the Mother of Good Counsel have any significance for our times? Undoubtedly, innumerable souls in our disturbed and afflicted times are in need of good counsel in some way or another. They could do nothing better […]
Does the existence of inequality legitimately make those who have less suffer?
The desire for better living conditions and earthly happiness
1979-08-15 – Letter to the newspaper “O Estado de S. Paulo” on Dona Lucília Corrêa de Oliveira
“Beati mortui qui in Domino moriuntur” — “Blessed are those who die in the peace of the Lord”
Why Our Lady Often Delays Granting Great Graces to the Souls She Loves Most
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira We will consider Our Lady under the title of Help of Christians. Our Lady is indeed our help, but that does not mean we should expect immediate relief. We should not be surprised when Our Lady delays in coming to our aid. At times, Our Lady begins a relationship with […]