Reflections on a Café – Folha de S. Paulo, July 20, 1979
Among the faculties of the soul, one of its most noble abilities is its capacity to relate material things to spiritual things, and then relate them both to God / Economic development does have its place. However, it does not hold the supreme place for the simple reason that man is more than just a stomach.
A Friend Who Warns You Is a True Friend – Folha de S. Paulo, July 7, 1979
To preserve centrism from danger, its mentors—its thinkers, its leaders, its politicians—must confront and resolve a fundamental question: how to immunize the public mind against the gangrene of revolutionary psychological warfare?
After the Visit, the Questions Begin… – Folha de S. Paulo, June 23, 1979
The Catholic Religion has been persecuted in Poland since the communist regime was established there. Does the recent visit of John Paul II to this communist country herald the end of this persecution or its resurgence? Or does it announce to the world that both sides are content with the status quo?
Concave and Convex – Folha de S. Paulo, June 9, 1979
What is a “sufficient wage”? Is every wage difference “unsustainable”? Or are wage differences “unsustainable” only in Brazil? Are there so many wage earners in Brazil who indulge in wastefulness? At what point does hunger become “cruel hunger”?
At the “Twilight” of the Sun of Justice – Folha de São Paulo, January 1, 1979
I am referring to the widespread secularization of mindsets, culture, art, relationships—in a word, of life itself.
The Message of Puebla: Notes and Comments– V (The End) – Folha de S. Paulo, May 19, 1979
Does the ‘Social Function’ Affect Only Private Property? – All things considered, weighed and counted, what is the reach of John Paul II’s message for Brazil’s future, Latin America’s future, and the world’s future?
The Message of Puebla: Notes and Comments–IV – Folha de S. Paulo, April 26, 1979
The “most obvious weaknesses of present-day civilization.” – Communist circles are increasingly acknowledging the possibility of implementing collectivism on a non-Marxist philosophical foundation.
The Message of Puebla: Notes and Comments– III – Folha de S. Paulo, April 14, 1979
John Paul II showed in Puebla that focusing solely on the “Regnum hominis” amounts to denying the “Regnum Dei.” This would turn the preaching of the word of God into revolutionary socioeconomic preaching.
The Puebla Message – Notes and Comments– II – Folha de S. Paulo, April 7, 1979
“Liberation theology,” “political engagement,” and “structural reforms” are expressions increasingly common among Latin American clergy, to the perplexity of a growing number of the faithful.
The Puebla Message: Notes and Comments-I – Folha de S. Paulo, March 26, 1979
What can be concluded about the two major events in Puebla—the pope’s message to the bishops and the meeting’s final document?