Vorbereitung auf eine große Mission (Francisco Marto – Fatima)
Heiliger des Tages – 13. Mai 1964 Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira * Große Missionen und ihre Vorbereitung erfolgen in Etappen. Beispiel: die Vorbereitung der drei Hirtenkinder auf den Moment, als die Muttergottes zu ihnen sprach. Am Fest Unserer Lieben Frau von Fatima möchte ich Folgendes anmerken: Den Marienerscheinungen in Fatima gingen Engelserscheinungen voraus. Diesen wiederum […]
Come diceva Machiavelli…
Di solito, sia in campo morale che intellettuale, le grandi ascese o le grandi cadute avvengono per gradi.
As Machiavelli Said… – Folha de S. Paulo, March 3, 1974
The primary fight against communism is preventive. It is important to prevent people from embarking on the long journey that gradually leads to communism.
Five Theses on Narrow Anticommunism – Folha de S. Paulo, February 24, 1974
Today I will list some ways of viewing the communist problem that are so narrow and simplistic that they create serious obstacles to anticommunist action.
Beneficial for Distinguished Brazilians – Folha de S. Paulo, February 17, 1974
I will analyze the work published by the Culture Division of the Ministry of Education from a special angle: the benefit that many of the best Brazilians can derive from it. They have such a narrow view of communism and its goals and methods that their anticommunism is narrow-minded and insufficient. They strike me as people who would respond to a toxic gas attack by brandishing a sword or firing weapons from the Paraguayan War.
Glory, Joy, Honor – Folha de S. Paulo, February 10, 1974
“The good shepherd gives his life for his sheep.” – The Archbishop of Esztergom, Cardinal Mindszenty
What Is Modernity? – Folha de S. Paulo, February 3, 1974
What is not understandable is that today’s “modern man” acclaims restorers of prehistory as super-modern and accuses those who wish to preserve and develop the perennial traditions inherited from the past, especially from the Middle Ages, of being antiquated.
Empty Tanks, Empty Heads – Folha de S. Paulo, January 27, 1974
I am more frightened by the apathy, listlessness, and emptiness of minds bewildered by contemporary chaos than by empty gas tanks.
“Thou Who Didst Know the Example” – Folha de S. Paulo, January 20, 1974
Poland: a beatiful exemple of the Catholics’ intransigent courage.
The Self-Indulgent – Folha de S. Paulo, January 13, 1974
People of integrity practice indulgence mainly toward others, while those who lack integrity practice it especially toward themselves.