St. Catherine of Siena’s Crucial Intervention in History. Drawing a Parallel Between the 15th-Century Crisis and Today’s
The Importance of Indulgences to Shorten or Avoid Purgatory
Pray for Us in These Times of Confusion, O Mother of Good Counsel
“Catolicismo”, N. 208-209 – April-May 1968 (*) 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 than to implore the help of her, […]
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”
Saint Anselm: The Beauty of God’s Surprising, Disconcerting and Mysterious Ways
Saint of the Day, April 20th 1967. Without revision of the Author Statue of Saint Anselm outside Canterbury Cathedral Tomorrow, the 21st, we have the feast of St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033 ca. – 1109), Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church. Intrepid in the battles of the Faith, he defended the Church against […]
2020-04-21 – Rethinking China – A Prophetic Voice and the Predictions That Foresaw Where We Are Today
“We will be forced to review our relationship.” Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed this intimidating statement to Donald Trump, who called COVID-19 the “Chinese virus.” The President of the United States, leader of the greatest economic and military power in history, felt the need to surrender and stop using the “Chinese” adjective. Just before, Brazilian […]
Saint Gemma Galgani: Dignity and Angelic Purity
Conference, January 17th 1986 (*) This photograph is of Saint Gemma Galgani (1878-1903), a famous mystic who lived in the enchanting town of Lucca, Italy. Her countenance is impressive for several reasons. First, we note her profound reflection and the harmony of her traits. Second, the saint’s gaze has something elevated and sublime about it. […]
“Pater, non mea voluntas, sed tua fiat – Not my will, but Thine be done”
Grant me, Lord, the grace of perseverance in every situation, every anguish, every bitterness.
How can the World hate Him who went about doing Good?
“Catolicismo”, April 1960 (*) HERE we see a picture by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), The Crowning of Thorns, preserved in the Museum of Ghent, Belgium. Five men gather around the Divine Redeemer, tied up and mockingly dressed in purple. In the foreground, a man offers Him a stick as a scepter, and at the […]
A Political Meditation on the Triumph and Passion of the Son of God
There are two extremely deleterious errors that often pop up among Catholics and which Holy Week makes it extraordinarily opportune to unmask.
Suppliant Omnipotence – The Incarnation of the Word
In an act of His infinite goodness, the Incarnation of the Word in the most pure bosom of Mary, God created the links that bound Himself to mankind. And Mary, becoming His Mother, likewise became the spiritual Mother of all men. Thus, when she petitions her Divine Son for us, it is as a mother […]