St. Joachim (26th July) and Confidence
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira An informal lecture gave on August 15, 1963 (*) The Expulsion of St. Joachim from the Temple by Giotto The excerpts about Our Lady’s father, Saint Joachim, are taken from The Liturgical Year, by Abbot Gueranger, OSB. Joachim’s wealth, like that of the first patriarchs, consisted chiefly in flocks and […]
São Joaquim (26/7), pai de Nossa Senhora – Felizes daqueles a quem Deus trata pelas vias do inexplicável: esses terão as melhores explicações
A eterna lição da confiança para os contra-revolucionários
The New Civil Code Draft: A Dictatorship in the ‘Political Opening’? – Folha de S. Paulo, May 16, 1984
They overlooked that liberalizations without clear boundaries neither create nor strengthen true freedom. Since they tend to allow everyone to do whatever they want, these liberalizations can actually lead to chaos, and eventually to an even worse dictatorship.
More Than Kings – Folha de S. Paulo, March 28, 1984
A representative system is legitimate only when voters are free to choose whether to vote, and when an election with more than 50% of the electorate not voting is considered invalid.
St. Thomas Aquinas and the Socialists – Folha de S. Paulo, February 22, 1984
Spanish socialism, like its French counterpart, strives to destroy the family in every possible way. Divorce, the “depenalization” of homosexuality and of abortion in many circumstances, and the promotion of contraception are key points in the PSOE’s activity.
Luther Thought He Was Divine! – Folha de S. Paulo, January 10, 1984
The odor that the revolted figure of Luther would spread in that morgue of religions, of philosophies, and of human thought itself. To him belongs, from a certain point of view, the role of being the point of departure in this march toward total confusion.
“Santiago”: grito de guerra de España
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Santo del Día (1), 25 de julio de 1967 (2) A D V E R T E N C I A Este texto es trascripción de cinta grabada con la conferencia del profesor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira dirigida a los socios y cooperadores de la TFP. Conserva, por tanto, el estilo coloquial […]
São Tiago Maior, Apóstolo (25 de julho), e a devoção a Nossa Senhora do Pilar
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Santo do Dia, 25 de julho de 1967 A D V E R T Ê N C I A O presente texto é adaptação de transcrição de gravação de conferência do Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira a sócios e cooperadores da TFP, mantendo portanto o estilo verbal, e não foi revisto […]
Aspectos da personalidade de São Charbel Makhlouf pouco comentados: fidelidade à Regra, afastamento da família, fervor e atenção exímia para a celebração da Santa Missa, milagres em vida e após a morte
Sede São Milas, 1º. de fevereiro de 1972 – Santo do Dia A D V E R T Ê N C I A Gravação de conferência do Prof. Plinio com sócios e cooperadores da TFP, não tendo sido revista pelo autor. Se Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira estivesse entre nós, certamente pediria que se colocasse […]
Blessed Charbel Makhlouf and Catholic Lebanon’s Medieval Charm
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Saint of the Day, Monday, January 31, 1972 “A Roman and Apostolic Catholic, the author of this text submits himself with filial devotion to the traditional teaching of Holy Church. However, if by an oversight anything is found in it at variance with that teaching, he immediately and categorically rejects […]