HGM158 - December 2020

Wonderful Counsellor

He did not yet speak, but He was the wonderful Counsellor; he did not walk, but was the mighty God who moved the universe; presenting Himself...

A Symbolic Sweet

That year the Christmas concert was at last a success! The brilliant result of the experiment made it a tradition. From Germany the candy...

Innocent Hearts… Like Mine!

Philip badly wanted to please his Friend. But it was snowing, and his mother would not let him play outdoors... What could he do?   It...

Church and World Events

  Dominican convent in US sees growth in vocations According to reports by Gaudium Press agency, some countries have experienced a significant increase in the number...

Heralds Worldwide

  Nova Friburgo (RJ State) – On October 13, a thanksgiving Mass was offered for the second anniversary of the dedication of Our Lady of...

A Spectator of History, the Scene of Sorrows and Glories

I am inseparable from the Church; I serve as a shelter for precious objects, hear magnificent confidences, and collaborate in the carrying out of...

The Perfect Praise of the Liturgy at the Altar

The symbols used on altars for the Holy Mass are not merely decorative objects, but representations of a mysterious reality in which we are...

St. Odile of Alsace – Blind to Herself, an Eagle for God

In the time of St. Odile, the splendours of Christian Civilization were just beginning to emerge, but in the soul of this abbess of...

Protected: Fond Christmas Memories

In narrating the reminiscences of his childhood, Dr. Plinio took delight in recreating the climate of innocence that pervaded Christmas festivities of that time....

Synthesis of Kindness and Unbreakable Firmness

Dona Lucilia had a harmonic ensemble of virtues that allowed her to unite kindness with firmness, mercy with justice, and affability with a serious...

The Story of the Maccabees: an Example of Fidelity!

When the Law of God is at stake, all sacrifice, all dedication and all steadfastness in the faith must be rendered. As He is...

Divine Humility Manifested on the Night of the Nativity

“You, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for Me one who is...