Dissecting the Ostrich – Folha de S. Paulo, February 7, 1971
Anything that strengthens people’s resolve to resist and succeed helps lead to victory.
Churchill, the Ostrich, and South America – Folha de S. Paulo, January 31, 1971
What should be done then? — The opposite of what the ostrich does by maintaining constant alertness against the dangers of ‘ostrichism.’
The Little Court – Folha de S. Paulo, January 24, 1971
What do we have to do with Chile? – Nothing, except for this “little” thing: Christian solidarity.
About an Argentine Dom Helder – Folha de S. Paulo, January 17, 1971
The Church is universal, and all the problems that affect it are connected to the concerns of Catholics.
Why? – Folha de S. Paulo, January 10, 1971
The TFP campaign to gather donations for Christmas for the poor under the leadership of the Association of Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
“Taquinerie” – Folha de S. Paulo, January 3, 1971
The Reader and the New Year
Sermon by Saint Augustine explaining an apparent contradiction: why saints sometimes accept and sometimes reject the honors bestowed upon them.
Consecration of Saint Augustine. Painting by Jaime Huguet (15th century), Museum of Art of Catalonia, Barcelona. On Purity of Intention St. Augustine Sermon on what is written in St. Matthew’s Gospel: “So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father Who is in heaven” (Matt. 5:16). […]
Catholicism and Politics (*)
True pious life necessarily expands. And if it does not expand, it is not true.
Heroism and Its Most Fundamental Aspects
What exactly is heroism? – We practice the virtues that our times detest.
When Men and Commerce Lived in Serenity
A rich lesson for our poor world, ever more devastated by neuroses