Contents
Inside Front Cover
A Celestial and Divine Man
I found it amusing, my daughter, to see how you complain without cause, for you have there my Father Friar John of the Cross,...
Editorial
Christmas Yesterday, Today and Forever
Within the Most Holy Trinity Christmas has always existed, for the Word of God is eternal. By Him all things were made in six...
The Voice of the Popes
Conceived Without Sin!
Acting under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Blessed Pius IX declared, pronounced and defined the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception as dogma. By...
Gospel Commentary
Hierarchy or Equality?
Through the thirty years of His family life, the God-Man offers the example of perfect obedience, to a world pervaded by an egalitarian mentality...
Diverse
St. Nicholas or Santa Claus?
Most children know the answer to where the famous Santa Claus comes from: “The North Pole!” However, few know St. Nicholas, a figure who...
Diverse
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...
Diverse
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...
Dona Lucilia
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...
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
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....
Lives of the Saints
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...
Diverse
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...
Diverse
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...
Heralds Worldwide
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...
Church and World Events
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...
Story for Children
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...
Concluding Pages
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...
Back Cover
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...
