Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Cuba: Submarine of the Left

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Cuba: Submarine of the Left

Introduction Normally, a ruthless military dictator of a small island country would weigh little in world events. Normally, the world community would try to ostracize this ruthless leader and hasten the day when the nation could live in freedom. However, that logic does not apply when it comes to one military dictator. … Read more

St. Louis IX Crusader and Statesman

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St. Louis IX Crusader and Statesman

August 25 is the feast of Saint Louis IX, King, Confessor of the Faith, Crusader and model of a Catholic head of state. There are two different ways people picture Saint Louis IX. One is as he truly was, the other is a soft, effeminate distortion of his person. This dichotomy is … Read more

Suffering and the Little Way

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Suffering and the Little Way

  The following text is taken from an informal lecture Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira gave on July 16, 1970. It has been translated and adapted for publication without his revision. –Ed. There is a valuable deposition from the canonization of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, given by her sister Celine. … Read more

Leutfridus, Saint of Just and Holy Wrath

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Leutfridus, Saint of Just and Holy Wrath

The following text is an excerpt from a lecture given by Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira on June 20, 1967. It has been translated and adapted for publishing without the author’s revision. –Ed. We will now read an excerpt on Saint Leutfridus, taken from the book: Physiognomy of the Saints, by Ernesto … Read more

The Mother: Love, Affection, Goodness, and Mercy

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The Mother: Love, Affection, Goodness, and Mercy

  The following reflections are taken from an informal lecture given by Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira on May 24, 1995. His words have been translated and adapted for publication without his revision. –Ed. Our Lady is the archetype of all mothers. Sometimes, a child senses her maternal goodness symbolically through the ambience of a … Read more

Saint Joachim and Confidence

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Saint Joachim and Confidence 1

The following text is taken from an informal lecture Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira gave on August 15, 1963. It has been translated and adapted for publication without his revision. —Ed. The excerpts about Our Lady’s father, Saint Joachim, are taken from The Liturgical Year, by Abbot Gueranger, OSB. Joachim’s wealth, like … Read more

They Tied His Hands Because He Did Good

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They Tied His Hands Because He Did Good

Why didst Thy executioners bind Thee, O Lord? What had Thy hands done, that they should be tied? Who can say, Lord, what glory these hands gave to God when they first received the kisses of Our Lady and Saint Joseph? Who can tell the tenderness with which Mary Most Holy first … Read more

The Visitation Revisited

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The Visitation Revisited

A painting of the Visitation, by TFP artist Dias Tavares. The following text is adapted from a lecture Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira gave on July 2, 1970. It has been translated and edited for publication without his revision. The story of the Visitation of Our Lady to Saint Elizabeth is well … Read more