Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Pagan Manliness and False Christian Patience

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If we compare the features of this third-century Roman, represented in a splendid sculpture from the Capitoline Palace, with those of the famous Apollo Belvedere, its irregularities become evident. In this sense, we could not exactly call this man handsome.

Defying the Law of Gravity

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Recollection, silence, and isolation have always been distinctive characteristics of the Carthusian Order, founded by Saint Bruno in the eleventh century.

A Precarious State That Always Ends Badly

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A French writer - I don't remember anymore which one - defined health as "a precarious state that always ends badly." Why is it that the "Catholic left" is only concerned about this poor precarious state, forgetful of the perfect happiness which will never end, and which men can only obtain by the practice of virtue?

The Termite Man

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I know the case of an old farmer of São Paulo, the master of a vast coffee plantation and of a spacious mansion, square-shaped with two floors, a door in the center and windows of equal size throughout the facade. No external decoration. The farmer, as is traditionally the case in Brazil, was also a lawyer and a politician.

Reflections on a Café

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'Development' is a term I use here in a sense only remotely related to what is usually understood by that word. I am not referring to economic-financial development. This is the supreme meaning - and not rarely the only one - that is attributed to this word, which in our days is steeped in bourgeois hedonism and communist materialism.

"Homosexual Union is the Opposite of the Family"

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On October 29, 1992, Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira granted an interview to the Brazilian newspaper, O Globo, about the problem of homosexuality and its threat to the family. We reproduce the interview for the benefit of our readers.

The Social Function, the Club and the Knife

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At first sight nothing is simpler or clearer: if A is the owner of his surplus goods, and the life of B is in danger because he lacks some of those goods and, moreover, if B has no way to pay A, a situation of conflict becomes established between A and B. The right to life of B clashes with the right to property of A. Which of the two rights should prevail? Obviously that of B, for the right of one to his life is notably greater than the right of another to his property.

The Insidious Question

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Somebody asked me if I were a man of the right. Enthusiastically and euphorically I answered, "Yes." On answering, I was already waiting for the concise and venomous little question that would come next: "Of the extreme right, then?"

Tradition, Family, and Property

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Once upon a time, there was a young man torn by a critical conflict of affections. He loved his charming spouse with all his soul. Yet at the same time, he had profound affection and respect for his mother. However, relations between mother in-law and daughter in-law were tense and soon deteriorated to the point where the enchanting but evil young woman conceived an unfounded hatred for the aged and venerable matron. One day, the young woman literally put her husband against the wall…

Embracing Christ and the Cross

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An authentic piety penetrates every recess of our souls, naturally stirring our most intimate emotions. Piety, however, is far more than feelings. It arises deep within ourselves from our knowledge of the truths that govern an interior life formed in accord with the Faith. To be sure, these life-giving truths are often acquired through diligent and disciplined study, but intelligence, like emotion, is an inadequate foundation for piety, which also resides in the will.

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

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