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Understanding Saint Gabriel by His High Mission

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira March 29, 2026September 27, 2021

Martyrology says that God sent Saint Gabriel the Archangel to announce the Mystery of the Incarnation of the Word. We can have some notion of who Saint Gabriel is, precisely by the nature of his mission. Since the Angels have a much more elevated nature than ours, their individual tasks are related … Read more

When Will Our Eyes Finally Open Regarding Cuba?

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira August 10, 2021

Is the term “reactionary” flattering or pejorative? Some progressive readers will answer that, of course, it is pejorative! I think this is a simplistic way to answer. A reactionary is someone who reacts. What would the world be like if no one reacted against error, evil, ignorance, poverty, disease, etc.? There are … Read more

Saint John Fisher Teach Us to Have Vigilance and Serenity in the Face of Death

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira March 29, 2026June 22, 2021

On June 22, the Church celebrates the memory of Saint John Fisher and Saint Thomas More, both martyred in England for refusing to join Henry VIII’s revolt against the Papacy. “Let me Sleep Another Hour” We will begin with a narration of the saint’s life and especially his death that follows: Before … Read more

Fatima: An Overview to Understand the Message

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira June 22, 2021May 10, 2021

1. To understand the set of visions and communications with which Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta were favored, we must first review Catholic doctrine on the communion of saints. The prayers and merits of one person can benefit another. Thus, the prayers, sacrifices and offering of their lives by the three children, especially … Read more

Saint Therese Comments on Fashions When on Pilgrimage at Loreto

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira March 29, 2026April 5, 2021

In her Autobiographical Manuscripts, Saint Therese of the Child Jesus recounts the joys of her pilgrimage to the Holy House of Loreto in Italy. She traveled there with her family when still very young. She comments: “I was indeed happy when on the way to Loreto. Our Lady had chosen an ideal … Read more

How the Pope Persuaded Our Lady to Renovate the Holy House of Loreto

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira April 21, 2021April 1, 2021

The Holy House of Loreto is Our Lady’s house from Nazareth. Jesus spent His adolescence there when they returned from Egypt. The Angels later transported the House to Loreto, Italy. The ecclesiastical historian Father Réné François Rohrbacher (1789-1856) narrates this impressive episode about how the Popes protected the House. “The local authorities … Read more

Even if the Holy Church Is Devastated by the Wolves of Heresy, Let us Stand With Her

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira March 31, 2021

Let us be with the Holy Church, whether under persecution or during Her triumphal ‘Palm Sunday.’ Even if the Holy Church is devastated by the wolves of heresy, let us stand with Her, fighting for Her, suffering with Her, praying with Her. The Holy Father Leo XIII says, and subsequent Pontiffs have … Read more

The Miracle of Our Lady of Almudena Teaches Us Confidence

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira February 25, 2021February 11, 2021

The chronicles tell of an amazing miracle that took place in Madrid during the eleventh century. Tradition has it that when King Alphonse VI reconquered Madrid from the Moors, he immediately sought to purify the old church of Santa Maria, which they had desecrated (the Moors had probably turned it into a … Read more

Lessons from Saint Benedict Biscop Who Adorned the Churches of England

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira March 29, 2026February 9, 2021

Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira comments on the life of Saint Benedict Biscop and the lessons that it holds for today. This is the short biography presented to him: Saint Benedict Biscop (pronounced “bishop”) was born in 621 to a noble Christian family in Northumberland. Educated at the Court of the King … Read more

Understanding the Social Function of Private Property

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira June 3, 2021October 20, 2020

Free enterprise and private property have some rather strange supporters around the world. While professing to be ardent anticommunists, these supporters always advocate some restrictions on private property or free enterprise when proposing solutions for socio-economic problems. The greater the limitations, the more they rejoice. Their justification is always the same: Private … Read more