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
We do well to read some advice from Saint Bernard about devotion to Our Lady. The advice is as follows: “Oh, whosoever thou art that perceiveth thyself during this mortal existence to be rather drifting in treacherous waters, at the mercy of the winds and the waves, than walking on firm ground, … Read more
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
On December 5, 1943, when Nazi Germany was on the cusp of defeat, Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira wrote an article analyzing the National Socialist regime’s mentality. He predicted that even after the fall of the Third Reich, this Nazi mentality, which he called the Attila mentality, would continue. One manifestation would … Read more
There is a universal crisis inside society today that seeks to overturn all things Christian. Catholic thinker Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira called this universal crisis the Revolution (with a capital R). He held that the two driving forces of this Revolution are the vices of pride and sensuality. The following commentaries show … Read more
Very few know that Saint Louis IX, King of France, had a sister who was beatified by the Church. Her feast day is celebrated on February 21. Her biographical information is taken from Réné François Rohrbacher’s Universal History of the Catholic Church. The daughter of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile, Isabel … Read more
The book The Spirit of the Cure of Ars by Fr. Alfred Monnin contains the catechism classes, homilies and conversations of Saint John Vianney. One passage speaks about how to see suffering as a privilege. The Cure of Ars says: “Some people do not love God or pray to Him, and yet … Read more
We will consider Our Lady under the title of Help of Christians. Our Lady is indeed our help, but that does not mean we should expect immediate relief. We should not be surprised when Our Lady delays in coming to our aid. At times, Our Lady begins a relationship with us by … Read more
We rightly honor Our Lady under the title of Help of Christians. Our Lady helps Christians in so many ways that we could make an encyclopedia on this topic. One aspect of this help comes from having a lively devotion to Our Lady. A lively devotion to Our Lady generally begins with … Read more
April 21 is the feast of Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109), Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church. Intrepid in the battles for the Faith, he defended the Church against the English King William Rufus. He once said that “Christ does not want a slave for a spouse. He loves nothing in … Read more