Question: I pray and pray, but I feel as if God is not listening. We always had a good, peaceful family life, but these last years have been tough. We don’t seem to be getting along, and our finances have taken a turn for the worse. I am so anxious about this situation that, having...
The Two Aspects of Death: Sordid and Repulsive v. August and Epic
By Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Death has two aspects. The first one is its biological component. We witness the decomposition of an unstable chemical mass that can no longer maintain itself. An outpouring of body fluids and a deplorable and irrepressible organic breakdown destroy all composure and propriety. After having spent a lifetime expelling repugnant by-products,...
By Daniel Kenny From October 27 – 31, members and volunteers of Irish Society for Christian Civilisation embarked on yet another caravan to defend the unborn, as well as promoting devotion to Our Lady of Fatima. The group travelled all over Ireland – Dublin, Drogheda, Kildare and Meath to Cork, Limerick and Tullamore. They organised “Honk”...
By Filip Przybylo From July 7th to July 16th, Irish Society for Christian Civilisation (ISFCC) held the annual Call to Chivalry summer camp in Glencomeragh House in Co. Waterford. These ten days of solid formation included regular Mass, Rosary, talks and games. There was also a fair amount of time for recreation. In addition to...
By Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Someone asked me how I came to love suffering. To answer this question, we need to realise that, naturally speaking, nobody loves suffering; it horrifies us. For example, I am horrified by the thought of a drop of boiling water or, even worse, a drop of sealing wax falling on my...
Most Holy Father,In view of your recent and auspicious statements in defense of the family and the consistency that Catholics must maintain in public life by upholding the principles of the Faith, the undersigned associations—heirs to the thought and action of the great Brazilian Catholic leader Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira—filially address Your Holiness to express...
“I promise you, in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my all powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the first Friday for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance; they shall not die in my disgrace nor without receiving the sacraments; my divine Heart shall be their...
By Joseph Gensens From August 12 to19, young members and volunteers of Irish Society for Christian Civilisation (ISFCC) took to the streets to defend the children. A caravan of twenty young men traveling around the country campaigned against the dangers of the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum now taught in Irish schools. The...
Volunteers of the Irish Society for Christian Civilisation (ISFCC) have once again embarked on an epic crusade to defend moral values. This time, the topic is the current SPHE curriculum’s anti-Catholic aspects. Our Mission With more people being aware of the dangers of this curriculum, it is a good opportunity for us to encourage a...
A wealthy couple, in spite of all their riches, lived in constant discord and daily disputes. The married state was anything but a happy state for them; the wife especially often shed bitter tears. One day she happened to come across a manuscript book which was entitled “Simple Remedies for the Household.” It was in...
