At least from a certain point of view, the whole struggle of the Church against liberals over the past few centuries can be summed up in the following way: Wary of the excesses of public power, liberals so diminished the power of authority that it became incapable of not only stopping crimes … Read more
Death has two aspects. The first one is its biological component. We witness the decomposition of an unstable chemical mass that can no longer maintain itself. An outpouring of body fluids and a deplorable and irrepressible organic breakdown destroy all composure and propriety. After having spent a lifetime expelling repugnant by-products, the … Read more
Through Their Christmas Carols, Each People Glorify the Child Jesus in Their Own Way Christmas carols vary according to the national character, but all share the same notes appropriate to that Holy Night. The carols may be American, Brazilian, Italian, German, French, or Spanish Christmas carols. The music may vary greatly, but … Read more
There is a kind of interchangeability between the attributes of Our Lady and the Catholic Church. The things that are said of Our Lady, in their own way, can be said of the Catholic Church. Thus, when reciting the Litany of Our Lady or the Hail Holy Queen, we can apply all … Read more
To be a devotee of the Blessed Virgin Mary for a Catholic is not a matter of preference, inclination or sympathy, much less sentimentality. It is a matter of life or death, since it involves effectively wanting or not eternal salvation. If it is true that the only necessary mediator between Heaven … Read more
Saint Pius X can be considered a hero in the fight against modernism. Thus, his fight is relevant to our days since modernism is a remote version of progressivism. A complete description of progressivism can be found in the prophetic documents of Saint Pius X against modernism. Like many other saints, Saint … Read more
Saint Gregory the Great lived in the sixth century. He is considered a founder of the Middle Ages in the West. In the Dictionnaire de la Conversation et de la Lecture by William Duckett, we find the following biographical entry about him: “Saint Gregory was born in Rome the son of the … Read more
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
Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira denounced the generalization of chaos over 70 years ago. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall, Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira spoke of the metamorphosis, not the death, of communism. He saw this maneuver as part of a universal Revolution to lead the world to its final … Read more
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