By Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Our spiritual life is the life of grace within us; through it we become children of God. For our spiritual life to be preserved and to develop, a series of actions are required that constitute the life of piety. How must that life of piety be? What deviations must be avoided? These are...

1. Be honest. Know yourself. What is your strongest virtue? What is your worst vice? Therefore, tailor your resolution so it strengthens your good side and fights your bad one. A one-size fits all resolution is useless.

by John Horvat II January 1, 2026 Reviewing the world’s major political events in 2025, we see a picture that is at once confusing and disturbing for those who seek to defend Christian civilisation. So much has changed that we can no longer observe the patterns and logic to which we are accustomed. Rather than...

1. Be honest. Know yourself. What is your strongest virtue? What is your worst vice? Therefore, tailor your resolution so it strengthens your good side and fights your bad one. A one-size fits all resolution is useless.

By John Ritchie How often do you hear “happy holidays” instead of “Happy Christmas”? Indeed, the war against Christmas is unrelenting. Secular “carols” flood the airwaves with meaningless lyrics. Neo-pagan attitudes and cold commercial transactions have replaced the spiritual significance of the holy season. In short, our all-inclusive culture strives to exclude Christ from Christmas. However,...

By Julian Pace On the 20th of November, a group of Catholics defending the truthfulness of Church teachings braved freezing temperatures to pray 15 decades of the Most Holy Rosary in reparation for a pro-transgender event that took place at the Kilmacud Parish Hall that same evening. The public rosary, which was organised by Irish...

By Filip Przybylo There is a certain elephant in the room in Ireland and the West. That elephant is Socialism. Over a hundred years ago, Pope Leo XIII addressed the social question of his time in the encyclical Rerum Novarum. While an encyclical primarily on labour, Rerum Novarum contains an unambiguous denunciation of Socialism. Pope...

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...

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”...