Suffering and the Little Way (of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus)
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira The following text is taken from an informal lecture Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira gave on July 16, 1970. It has been translated and adapted for publication without his revision. –Ed. American TFP. There is a valuable deposition from the canonization of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, given by her […]
Prayer for the 2023 ‘Synod on Synodality’
+Athanasius Schneider offers Catholics around the world a prayer (below) for the upcoming Synod on Synodality in Rome: Lord Jesus Christ, Our God and Saviour, You are the Head of the Church, Your spotless Bride and Mystical Body. Look mercifully upon the profound distress to which Our Holy Mother Church has been subjected. Doctrinal […]
Saint Michael the Archangel, Model of the Perfect Knight
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira September 28, 1966 (*) The Catholic calendar reads: Saint Michael, Prince of the Heavenly Host fought the rebel angels in the heavenly battle. He continues to lead the battle to free us from the devil. Our guardian angels depend on him. He is the custodian angel of the Church and […]
St. Gabriel (29th september): an elevated sense of hierarchy and chastity, two pillars of the Counter-Revolution
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Saint of the Day, March 24, 1965 “A Roman and Apostolic Catholic, the author of this text submits himself with filial devotion to the traditional teaching of Holy Church. However, if by an oversight anything is found in it at variance with that teaching, he immediately and categorically rejects it.” […]
How to study and assimilate the contents of “Revolution and Counter-Revolution”?
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Saint of the Day – March 31, 1966 “A Roman and Apostolic Catholic, the author of this text submits himself with filial devotion to the traditional teaching of Holy Church. However, if by an oversight anything is found in it at variance with that teaching, he immediately and categorically […]
Our Lady of La Salette (19th september) Described by Melanie, the Little Seer
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Saint of the Day, Monday, September 19, 1966 “A Roman and Apostolic Catholic, the author of this text submits himself with filial devotion to the traditional teaching of Holy Church. However, if by an oversight anything is found in it at variance with that teaching, he immediately and categorically rejects […]
St. Joseph of Cupertino (18th september)
What shall we ask St. Joseph of Cupertino?
The Lesson of Our Lady’s Sword of Sorrow (15th september)
Informal lecture on April, 9th 1965 (*) The concept of Our Lady of Sorrows comes from the prophecy of Simeon who, thirty-three years in advance, foretold to Our Lady that a sword would pierce her heart. This prophecy proves that we can suffer spiritual reversals even when we live a glorious life. Given the […]
An Invitation to Love the Holy Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Agência Boa Imprensa-ABIM (Brazil), March 1994 (*) The Crucifixion and The Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ (José Dias Tavares) While commemorating the forty days Our Lord fasted in the desert, we should remember a great and supreme truth that should illuminate all Lenten meditations. The holy Gospels clearly show how much our merciful Savior […]
Zeal for the Most Holy Name of Mary (12th september)
An informal lecture on September 11, 1964 (*) In times past, people considered names to be symbolic of the person. This was so true that for a long time people even gave great importance to initials, a kind of symbol of the name, which in turn is a symbol of the person. Thus, a […]