The Mobile Immobility of Chaos
Tradition, Family and Property, May – June, 1993 by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira IF ANYTHING is a common denominator in events of public and private life in so many nations nowadays, it is chaos. Chaotic prospects seem to come one right after the other, and, increasingly, things follow the ways of chaos to […]
The Holy Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ: enormous resoluteness and absolute maturity – Refusal and horror of the sin committed
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Commenting on the Holy Shroud at a lecture on March 10, 1973, Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira said the sacred cloth is a reflection of the soul of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Here are a few excerpts from that talk: “Though dead, one notices in Him a curious thing: […]
No Honor Without True and Justice
Folha de S. Paulo, February 4, 1973 “Throwing the Pen on the Floor” Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Some episodes deserve comment, others do not. Still, others are impossible to comment on because their burden of contradiction makes the human vocabulary’s most stinging qualifiers insufficient. This week, some events from this third category have […]
Idealism, Nobility of Soul – Excerpts from the thought of Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, I – Idealism: The Happiness Possible on this Earth
‘”Never will a man do out of egoism as much as he would out of idealism”
South America: Dangers and Opportunities – liberation theology / The TFP’s geopolitic
For decades, we have dealt with our Latin American neighbors without fully understanding their ways, heritage or culture. Today, as the importance of South America in the world panorama increases, this policy of misconception is having unfortunate consequences. Issues like the foreign debts, the Central American powder keg so near our very border and the […]
The Art of Conversation
What does conversation consist of?
The Art of Conversation
What does conversation consist of?
CALM’S GENTLE SUPERIORITY – Only a tranquil lake reflects the stars, Excerpts from the Thought of Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Collected by Leo Daniele
Originally published in Portuguese by Edições Brasil de Amanhã São Paulo, 2012 Selection, presentation and notes: Leo Daniele English translation by Jose A. Schelini Copy Editor of the Original Portuguese edition: Francisco Leoncio Cerqueira Layout: Luis Guillermo Arroyave Originally published by Edições Brasil de Amanhã Printing: Artpress “Canticum Novum” Collection Excerpts from the thought […]
1975-1995: The Heyday of Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira’s Life – In Anonymity and Glory, Full Fidelity to the Holy Church
Below is an article by Leo Daniele on the 10th anniversary of the death of the Brazilian TFP founder who inspired the establishment of other TFPs worldwide. It first appeared in the October 2005 issue of Catolicismo magazine, São Paulo, Brasil, (No. 658). The greatest impact occurred on the driver’s side when Prof. Plinio’s […]
The Abortionist Mentality Descends from Hitler
On January 23, 1944, when Nazi Germany was on the cusp of defeat, Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira wrote an article analyzing the National Socialist regime’s mentality. He predicted that even after the fall of the Third Reich, this Nazi mentality, which he called the Attila mentality, would continue. One manifestation would be the abortionist […]