Bishop Vital

Bishop Vital: Model for Our Times

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Bishop Vital: Model for Our Times 2

In an article commemorating the centennial of the birth of Bishop Vital Maria Gonçalves de Oliveira(1844-1878), commonly known as Dom Vital, Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira extols the virtues of this prelate who resisted the secular authorities of his time. *          *          * Generally speaking, Brazilians have a confused notion of who Bishop Vital … Read more

Refinement without Weakness, Strength without Brutality

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Refinement without Weakness, Strength without Brutality 1

Public opinion in the Romantic era was attracted by refined, subtle and fragile souls. We would say exaggeratedly fragile, if fragility was not already in itself a defect and an exaggeration. In our days, when the struggle for survival of body and soul requires ceaseless effort, people’s admiration turns more frequently to … Read more