Plinio Correa de Oliveira

Considerations on the Conversion of Saint Paul

Details: Written by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Saint Paul answered in his own radical way. He wasted no time. He saw that he was wrong and placed himself at the service of God. And, the Acts of the Apostles tells us, trembling and astonished he asked the question: “Lord, what wilt Thou have me do?”

Our Lady of Good Counsel of Genazzano

Details: Written by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

During a serious illness, Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira received a “smile-promise” consolation from Our Lady of Good Counsel of Genazzano, ending a period of great spiritual trial. He tells us here in his own words.

Saint Michael the Archangel, Model of the Perfect Knight

Details: Written by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Today is the Feast of Saint Michael. The Catholic calendar reads: Saint Michael, Prince of the Heavenly Host fought the rebel angels in the heavenly battle. He continues to lead the battle to free us from the devil. Our guardian angels depend on him. He is the custodian angel of the Church and the one who presents the Eucharistic Oblation to the Eternal Father. We are in the novena of Our Lady of the Rosary and in the novena of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces.

Discovering the Wisdom of Saint Ignatius

Details: Written by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

The Spiritual Exercises by Saint Ignatius of Loyola are often presented as a magnificent sequence of logical arguments that can lead a person to amend his life, save his soul, choose his state in life or make important resolutions. While all these treasures are found in this work, we need to have an even broader vision that will allow us to see yet another treasure that is rarely pointed out. That treasure is his wisdom.

Understanding the Precious Blood of Our Lord

Details: Written by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

To understand the devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we should look carefully at the meaning of blood and blood that is shed. By doing this, we can then consider the meaning of the shedding of the Precious Blood of Christ. When we consider the infinitely Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we think of that blood begotten in the womb of Our Lady. That Blood that was shed ...

Reflections on the Ascension

Details: Written by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Upon entering Jerusalem, we recall that here rested Our Lord Jesus Christ in a close sepulcher, penetrated by neither air nor light, His Sacred Body disfigured by wounds. Wrapped in the Holy Shroud, Our Lord lies in utter darkness, reduced to isolated inertia and death.

The Grandeur of the King Dignifies the Cook

Details: Written by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Consider the aerial view of Windsor Castle. The first impression one has is of a setting for a fairy tale. This fantastic set of edifices, is at one and the same time the symbol and treasure chest of an institution: the British royalty. This castle does not aim to show mass, but talent. It was made not to intimidate, but to enchant. The subject who contemplates it does not tremble at its sight; he does not feel like fleeing, but like entering.

Three Reasons the Church’s Enemies Hate the Immaculate Conception

Details: Written by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

One of the truly Counter-Revolutionary acts of Pope Pius IX’s pontificate was the proclamation of the Immaculate Conception. There are three reasons the definition of this dogma was especially Counter-Revolutionary and therefore hateful to the enemies of the Church.

The Wonders of Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus

Details: Written by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

According to Saint Basil, Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus (the Wonderworker) is comparable to Moses, the prophets and the apostles. He wrote several works, which along with his miracles, illuminated the faithful of the Church of God. He also had the spirit of prophecy, and foretold the future. For his doctrine and holiness, and also for the number and brilliance of the extraordinary miracles that he performed, he was called the “Wonderworker.”

Imagine a Sudden Disturbance of Eyes, Nerves, or Mind

Details: Written by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

The famous painting by Velázquez, Las Meninas [The Maids of Honor], is rightly considered one of the great works of pictorial art. If a person looking at it were to suffer a sudden disturbance affecting his eyes, nerves, or mind, one would expect the harmonies of this painting to disintegrate before him. At the extreme point of this disturbance, it could possibly reach the horrifying state expressed in...

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

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