The Grand Hotel Castro – Folha de S. Paulo, January 15, 1969

  by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira   I had a dream. I dreamed my secretary was handing me a commercial advertisement sent by mail, with the envelope bearing the Grand Hotel Castro’s rather plain letterhead. As expected, the letter highlights the outstanding qualities of this hotel that will delight potential tourists. As I read it, […]

The Same Tyrants Here and There – Folha de S. Paulo, September 4, 1968

  by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira   In my latest Folha article, I invited readers to remain vigilant in the face of Soviet actions in the Czechoslovak crisis, then reaching its climax. It was necessary not to interpret any seeming restraint by the red despots as a manifestation of gentleness or unselfishness, which they do […]

The True Role of Guardian Angels

  by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira   While the role of Guardian Angels is to guard men, institutions, cities and nations, we often have a distorted image of the functions of these angels. Many see them as beings that are good just to obtain advantages for us. However, this is not their only role. They […]

The Cunctator: a Maximalist? Folha de S. Paulo, August 24, 1978

October 23, 1978: the historic embrace between Pope John Paul II and his great friend Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, Archbishop of Warsaw and Primate of Poland   At the first preparatory meeting of the conclave, Cardinal Wyszynski, Archbishop of Warsaw, reported that 300,000 Poles—including 7,500 university students—planned to walk in a pilgrimage to the famous shrine […]

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