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The Very Special Mission of Saint Bernadette, the Seer at Lourdes

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira March 29, 2026February 8, 2020

February 11 is the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Let us read some facts about the devotion to Our Lady of Saint Bernadette, the seer at Lourdes. In the biography, Saint Bernadette Soubirous: 1844-1879, author Monsignor Francis Trochu writes: “Her devotion to the Blessed Virgin was bound to be ‘particularly tender, … Read more

A Cure That Shows Change Is Possible for Those Locked Into the Homosexual Lifestyle

by Rex Teodosio February 7, 2020

Nothing evokes a fresh start like the beginning of something. Be it the start of the day, the week, the month, the year or the decade. Hope grows as one period ends and another begins. In school, students experience hope when a semester ends, and another begins. In times of major change, … Read more

Beware of False Prophets: Unorthodoxy Reigns at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress

by Michael Whitcraft February 6, 2020February 6, 2020

The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress (REC) is approaching once again. Boasting an attendance of nearly 40,000, the event is considered the largest gathering of Catholics in the country. Throughout the years, it has been as infamous as it is well attended, consistently bringing together speakers who openly reject Church teaching on … Read more

Appealing to a Higher Law Is the Only Way Out of Our Constitutional Crisis

by John Horvat II October 26, 2020January 31, 2020

Among our decaying institutions, law has now entered into a new phase that creates dilemmas for peaceful citizens. Conservatives have long revered the rule of law as a source of order. They have opposed the radical left that desires to overthrow this order, and therefore has no qualms about breaking the law … Read more

Pope Francis: “Show Me Your Friends, and I’ll Tell You Who You Are”

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

This adage came to mind when reading Pope Francis’s latest interview with Eugenio Scalfari. It is sadly true that the pope has chosen Scalfari—an old socialist atheist, apostate from the Catholic Church, and co-founder of the Italian leftist newspaper La Repubblica—as a friend and confidant. Indeed, Pope Francis has made Scalfari the … Read more

Achieving Christendom Is America’s Best Chance at Overthrowing Abortion, LGBT Reign of Terror

by John Horvat II October 26, 2020January 27, 2020

Christendom Is the Solution for the Emptiness of our Nihilistic Society Grave moral problems are tearing the country apart. For many, this is apparent in the form of broken homes, procured abortion, shattered communities and lost Faith. Many people get it right when pointing out the problems. However, they get it wrong … Read more

One Cannot Destroy the Papacy to Save the Church: True Ultramontanism and the Right to Resist

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo January 11, 2023January 16, 2020

The terrible crisis afflicting Church and papacy fills good and faithful Catholics with unspeakable sorrow. However, in resisting the errors being promoted at the highest levels in the Church, some conservative critics seem to be slipping now and then into confusion. The Danger of Attacking the Papacy Itself Some of them have … Read more

The Epiphany of Our Lord: Which Has More Merit, Following an Angel or a Star?

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira January 5, 2020January 4, 2020

Here are some comments of Dom Prosper Guéranger, Abbot of Solesmes, on the vocation and dignity of the Magi Kings: The star foretold by Balaan having risen in the East, the three Magi, whose hearts were full of the expectation of the promised Redeemer, are immediately inflamed with the desire of going … Read more

Growing in Hope Despite the Apocalyptic Crisis Inside the Church

by Gustavo Solimeo January 3, 2020

Many Catholics are well aware of the crisis in the Church. They are often tempted to be discouraged and abandon the struggle. The devil makes things worse by whispering in our ears the stronger temptation that the gates of Hell have prevailed against the Church contrary to the words of Our Lord … Read more

What We Can Learn From the Marvelous Story of Saint Genevieve

by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira March 29, 2026January 2, 2020

January 3 is the feast of Saint Genevieve, virgin (422-500). We will read a short biographical account of some episodes of her extraordinary life: Genevieve was famous worldwide. While still living, her renown and virtues were already known even in the East. Atop his column, Saint Simeon Stylites had a vision of this … Read more