Consecration, the Path to Supreme Freedom – Folha de S. Paulo, December 29, 1974
For the reader’s benefit, I will try to explain what this Marian slavery is, which St. Louis Marie calls the slavery of love, not of brute force or coercion.
Catholic Resistance in Colonial São Paulo – Folha de S. Paulo, December 22, 1974
Today, I fulfill a longstanding promise to recount the most dramatic episode that enriches the history of the Convento da Luz.
About an Imaginary Dog – Folha de S. Paulo, December 15, 1974
Jacques Maritain’s influence in Brazil was significant, reaching its peak between 1940 and 1960. From the outset, it was embraced by Catholic elements that constituted what was then known as the Catholic left, Christian Democracy, and related movements.
Twin Détentes – Folha de S. Paulo, December 8, 1974
The White House’s and the Vatican’s détente with communist governments (I intentionally say détente and not détentes, because it is the same détente, with perfectly analogous objectives, methods, and results) is unfolding globally in regrettable developments.
Bewilderment, a Punishment from God? – Folha de S. Paulo, November 24, 1974
The apathy of public opinion throughout the West—concerning the communist threat—so mysterious as to be disconcerting, and I emphatically include Brazil—is evident.
Cuba: Lifting the Veil… – Folha de S. Paulo, November 17, 1974
Castro’s Cuba is a Sino-Russian colony without any independent decision-making power.
Yes. Let Us Kneel, Reader – November 10, 1974, for Folha de S. Paulo (unpublished)
These two blessed men are Cardinal Josyf Slipyj and Cardinal József Mindszenty.
About the TFP – Folha de S. Paulo, November 3, 1974
For the TFP it is not only “tradition, the old” that counts, since we support many new reforms as long as they are not tainted with communism.
No to Cuba – Folha de S. Paulo, October 27, 1974
How can we be neutral about something that is not neutral toward us and, on the contrary, is ready to carry out Moscow’s orders among us?
Resistance, Tarancón, and Casaroli – Folha de S. Paulo, December 1, 1974
From St. Peter to our days the Popes have usually defended themselves masterfully. Are there highly confidential reasons for this attitude? Why, then, upon immolating Cardinal Mindszenty Paul VI leaves this great and glorious victim in complete ignorance of the lofty motives which would have led him to strike this blow? Could the Cardinal-Martyr not even deserve enough confidence to be told the secret shared between His Holiness, Archbishop Casaroli, and the communist government of Budapest? These are perplexities that Archbishop Casaroli will certainly not answer, not even at this time of postconciliar dialogue.