Even When Poor, an Anti-egalitarian Person Admires the Sublime

A young boy admiring the knight. From bygoneamericana. Photo taken by Wayne Miller, USA in 1955. The apex of egalitarianism is to say, “Well, that carriage wheel didn’t have to be that precious. It could well have been just a plain wheel.  Why has this pretentious woman [the Queen of Denmark] procured that crystal wheel?” […]

Der Seelenzustand der Apostel beim letzten Abendmahl

   von Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira „Schließlich kam der Tag der Ungesäuerten Brote, in dem das Paschalamm zu schlachten war, und er schickte Petrus und Johannes weg und sprach: „Geht und bereitet uns das Pascha, damit wir es essen.“ Sie fragten ihn: „Wo sollen wir es bereiten?“ Er sagte zu ihnen: „Seht, wenn ihr hineinkommt […]

O “mea culpa” do Papa Adriano VI: “A Sagrada Escritura anuncia claramente que os pecados do povo têm origem nos pecados dos sacerdotes”

Adriano VI (1522-1523), nascido em Utrecht (atualmente Holanda, mas naquela época fazia parte do Sacro Império Romano Alemão), cognominado também como o “último Pontífice alemão” até que fosse elevado à Sé de Pedro o Papa Bento XVI (19-4-2005 até 28-2-2013)   Do prefácio do Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira à obra “A TFP: uma vocação, […]

Saint Anselm: The Beauty of God’s Surprising, Disconcerting and Mysterious Ways

Saint of the Day, April 20th 1967. Without revision of the Author   Statue of Saint Anselm outside Canterbury Cathedral Tomorrow, the 21st, we have the feast of St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033 ca. – 1109), Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church. Intrepid in the battles of the Faith, he defended the Church against […]

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