During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries there lived in Quito, Ecuador, a Spanish nun whose little-known but extraordinary life has a direct connection with our days. Mother Mariana of Jesus Torres y Berriochoa, a nun of the Conceptionist Order, surpassed the already strict discipline of her congregation in the traditional penances she … Read more
Table of Contents Introduction — Our Life and Our Sweetness Chapter I — The Immaculate Conception Chapter II — The Nativity of the Virgin Mary Chapter III — The Holy Name of Mary Chapter IV — Mary’s Life in the Temple Chapter V — The Annunciation Chapter VI — The Divine Motherhood … Read more
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Distinguished Apostle, Ardent and Intrepid Polemist The unexpected news of the death of Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira has moved us to ponder some chapters of his life and to reflect that the more intense the evils of an epoch, the more exceptional are the figures Divine Providence … Read more
In March of last year, when growing tension between the Soviet Union and Lithuania had reached a point clearly conducive to conflict, one might have asked what was the importance of the Soviet aggression which occurred at that time. The answer: None. This, because there had already been serious conflicts in other … Read more
Table of Contents Introduction Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira I. The Center and the Right in the Face of French Socialism: Optimistic Illusion, Scope of the Defeat, and the Crossroads 1. The Illusion 2. A Look at the Real SP 3. The Great Factor in the Rise of Socialism in France: Abstention Prevails … Read more
There has been a great deal of controversy over the subject of abortion. For the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP), and for those of good will, represented in the so many anti-abortion movements and leagues, there is nothing to discuss. To argue about it would be … Read more
When in 1971 the U.N. expelled Taiwan and accepted Red China as a member, a general consensus of appeasement swept over the world, infecting minds with forgetfulness of the horrors of Communism. As something quite similar is taking place today with the United States normalizing trade with China, we thought it advantageous … Read more
This impressive view of the Coliseum, powerfully illuminated by spotlights, allows us to see the same diverse beauties the old monument displays when under the brightness of the Roman sun. An atmosphere of tragedy and catastrophe weighs heavily over the ambience. To the right, in the background the collapsed walls of the … Read more