Catholic Perspective

A Cardinal Gives Holy Communion to Mr. Lust

Details: Created on Wednesday, 05 June 2013 11:47; Written by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo

By their power of attraction, the seven vices or deadly sins are as it were, the sources from which almost all other sins spring. Lust is undoubtedly the most common and overwhelming of these deadly sins, particularly in our...

Balance and Harmony Between Riches and Poverty

Details: Created on Thursday, 09 May 2013 10:53; Written by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo

The beatitude Our Lord preached, whose reward is the kingdom of heaven does not refer to those who lack material goods — sociological poverty — but to those who, whether materially rich or poor, are indeed “poor in spirit” — spiritual poverty...

Humility, Magnanimity and Magnificence

Details: Created on Wednesday, 03 April 2013 21:43; Written by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo

The virtue of humility, at least in its external aspects, arouses much sympathy even among those who are not particularly religious or otherwise oppose religion. In a world dominated by pride and sensuality, it seems very timely to study this virtue, however briefly.

The Holy Spirit and the Next Conclave

Details: Created on Monday, 11 March 2013 10:59; Written by Roberto de Mattei

The eyes of the whole world — not just Catholics — are turned to St. Peter’s in Rome, wondering who will be the new Vicar of Christ. This time, after a series of shocking and confusing events, the expectation that precedes every conclave is sharper and more intense.

Clarity

Details: Created on Wednesday, 06 March 2013 19:56; Written by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

The ongoing developments regarding the Sede Vacante are strikingly similar to those when Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira published this luminous article. As is known, the Sede Vacante is the interim period that began last Feb. 28 with the resignation of Benedict XVI and will close when his successor is elected.

A Reverent and Filial Petition to the Next Pope

Details: Created on Friday, 01 March 2013 18:36; Written by Gary Isbell

Join this Prayerful Worldwide Petition to the Next Pope. After Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation, Catholics worldwide are asking: Who will be the next Pope? This is a reverent and filial petition to the next Pope.

How a Good Lent Can Help Fix a Bad Economy

Details: Created on Tuesday, 26 February 2013 16:15; Written by John Horvat II

To those who see no link between Lent and our failing economy, it might be the case to look again. Economics is about people. It cannot be reduced to numbers, formulae and analyses. “The subject matter of economics,” observes economic historian Odd Langholm, “is properly the habits, customs, and ways of thinking of producers, consumers, buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders, and all who engage in economic transactions.” That means our moral habits can have a definite effect on determining if our economy grows — or fails.

Thoughts on the Resignation of Benedict XVI

Details: Created on Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:36; Written by Roberto de Mattei

On February 11, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Holy Father Benedict XVI announced to the Consistory of Cardinals and to the whole world his decision to resign from the papacy. The announcement was greeted by the cardinals “almost in disbelief”, “with a sense of bewilderment”, “like a bolt from the blue”, according to the remarks addressed to the Pope immediately afterward by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Dean of the College of Cardinals.

“Have Confidence, I Have Overcome the World”

Details: Created on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 20:40; Written by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo

An abyss separates the world (understood here not in its cosmological but moral sense) from the Church founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ. The world neither accepts being guided by, nor comprehends the Light that came to illuminate it. The world does not live for God or for life eternal, but for itself. Closed off in its naturalist egoism, it divinizes the present, the passing moment.

Heaven, the Hope of Our Souls

Details: Created on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 14:31; Written by Luiz Sergio Solimeo

Developing a desire for Heaven is obviously a way to more firmly assert the victory of one’s will when it is wavering between good and evil. The more the esteem of heavenly goods grows in the soul...

American Tradition, Family, Property: Fighting the Counter-Revolution

American Tradition, Family, Property: Fighting the Counter-Revolution