Pius XI Founds Catholic Action
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira This year marks the 80th anniversary of the publication of the book, In Defense of Catholic Action, by Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira. This book denounced the germs of progressivism inside the Church in Brazil with remarkable prophetic insights. To commemorate this book, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, […]
The Siege of Czestochowa – Our Lady of Jasna Gora (26th August)
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Preliminary Note: The account of the siege of Czestochowa which we present here is based on the Memoirs of the Siege of Czestochowa by Father Augustine Kordecki (Pamietnik oblezenia Czestochowy, edited and with a preface by Jan Tokarski, London, Veritas, 1956). Written by Friar Kordecki in response to a wish of King Casimir, […]
From Catholic Action’s Misguided Mercy to Contemporary Nudism
Unlimited Concessions in Matters of Fashion
Saint Louis IX, Crusaders & Statesman
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira An informal lecture gave on August 25, 1964 (*) August 25 is the feast of Saint Louis IX, king, confessor of the Faith, crusader and model of a Catholic head of state. There are two different ways people picture Saint Louis IX. One is as he truly was, the […]
Queen of Immense Majesty
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Crusade magazine, Mar-Apr 1996 The regularity with which the various cycles of the liturgical year succeed one another in the Church’s calendar is truly an affirmation of the celestial majesty of the Church. She remains undisturbed no matter how much the events of human history change around her and despite the […]
Saint Pius X versus the Worst Heresy of All Time Injected into the Veins of the Church to Destroy Her from the Inside
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Excerpts from a lecture for Friends and Supporters, São Paulo, May 1, 1989 “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, […]
Saint John Eudes (19th August) Shows the High Respect Due to Ecclesiastical Authority
At His Time, Even the Worst Sinners Had Remnants of Morality
Celebrating Our Lady of Glory on the Assumption
An informal lecture gave on August 13, 1965 (*) The Assumption (Taddeo di Bartolo) In ancient times, people referred to the feast of the Assumption of Our Lady as the feast of Our Lady of Glory. They understood that the Assumption of Our Lady was not merely the physical event of her leaving this earth […]
The Cure of Ars (August 4) Shows How You Can Benefit From Your Suffering
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira 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 […]
The Cure of Ars (August 4) Shows How You Can Benefit From Your Suffering
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira 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 […]