Letter from the Sacred Congregation for Seminaries and Universities: “…the salutary intellectual apostolate that Prof. PLINIO CORREA DE OLIVEIRA has been carrying out for several decades…”
Rome, April 23, 1965 Sacred Congregation for Seminaries and Universities Prot. N. 579/65 Most Reverend Excellencies, With the keenest interest, we have read your courteous letter of March 19 last to this Sacred Congregation aiming to confer greater radiance to the salutary intellectual apostolate that Prof. PLINIO CORREA DE OLIVEIRA, the learned and exemplary […]
Charlemagne: A Moses Like Figure who Founded of Christian Civilization
With original audio (in portoghese)
Clarity – Conclave: What will the new Pope think about the “self-destruction” of the Church and the “smoke of Satan”?
Folha de S. Paulo, August 16th 1978 (*) by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira The elections currently dominate our perspectives about everything. In Brazil, of course. And with the death of Paul VI, also in the Church. Our spiritual and temporal societies are in a period of elections. Between the national elections and the solemn […]
Fatima: The Miracle of the Sun and the Necessity of Suffering
Fatima is one of the most important if not the most important message Our Lady has ever given in history
When Society is Corrupt, Is There a Solution?
A lecture given on 12-4-1993 (*) by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira In 1337, the rulers of Siena called upon Ambrogio Lorenzetti, the greatest painter of the Sienese School, to create a fresco cycle for Siena ‘s town hall, the Sala dei Nove in the Palazzo Pubblico. The Allegory of Good and Bad Government (above) is […]
Comments on St. Therese’s Offer in Holocaust to God’s Merciful Love (1rst October)
Saint of the Day, Monday, April 17, 1967 by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira “A Roman and Apostolic Catholic, the author of this text submits himself with filial devotion to the traditional teaching of Holy Church. However, if by an oversight anything is found in it at variance with that teaching, he immediately and categorically rejects […]
What We Can Learn From the Marvelous Story of Saint Genevieve (3th January)
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Saint Genevieve (423-512) – Statue by Pierre Hébert in the Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris (Wikipedia – free) 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 […]
St. Vincent de Paul’s Most Rich Personality
His capacity to adapt to various circles could be the object of a real novel.
The Flying Friar: St. Joseph of Cupertino (18th september)
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira St. Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1668) was an Italian mystic whose life is a wonderful combination of a complete lack of natural capacity and an extraordinary supernatural efficiency. He lacked every natural gift. He was incapable of passing a test, maintaining a conversation, taking care of a house, or even touching […]
Commentary on Saint Augustine’s Prayer to the Holy Ghost
We could ask ourselves: are we like iron mesh, or are we straight like the blade of a sword?