Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

A Blessed Nation

For a long time now, every means of de-Christianization, from the most powerful to the most subtle, has been conjured up in this Land...

Shield and Sword of the Church

Regarding St. Michael the Archangel, we have a brief note: “St. Michael, Prince of the heavenly hosts, fought the rebellious angels in the war that...

Splendour, at the Crossroads of History…

Versailles was built in a context that could, from a certain point of view, be called a crossroads in history. The starting point of the...

The Founder of an Era of Faith

A young man with an extraordinary vocation, from a senatorial and patrician family, decided to give himself completely to divine grace. It spoke to...

King and Centre of Hearts

In order to be a good Catholic and remain in a state of grace, man needs to admire each of the virtues extolled in...

“Save Me, Holy Queen!”

I had a habit of getting up late on Sundays, but that day I got up very early because I was no longer tired...

An Intercessor for Building the Edifice of Life

There was an aspect of Dona Lucilia’s soul that manifested itself in the following way: Since she had a maternal love that was inclined...

The Sublime Conquest of the Apex of Suffering

When we analyse each step of the Passion, whether physical or spiritual, we notice that Our Lord was spared nothing. He entered the deepest...

Maternal and Loving Acumen

Our century demands unrivalled astuteness . It is necessary, at all costs, to put an end to the disastrous naivety of supposing that every...

Holy Intransigence: One Aspect of the Immaculate Conception

In the life of the Church, piety is the key issue. Piety properly understood – not the routine and sterile repetition of formulas and...

The Happiness of Eternal Beatitude

I have always had a particular impression of certain descriptions or representations of Heaven. By faith, I knew it was a place where all...

A Holocaust Pleasing to God

Plinio’s bedroom was adjacent to the study where his late grandfather used to work. After the latter’s death no one else had used the...