By Filip P. Recently, TheJournal.ie launched an attack on Most Reverend Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan of the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore [1]. Their issue with Bishop Cullinan is twofold: the Bishop’s various “controversial” opinions and the hosting of certain “fringe” groups in the Diocese [1] such as Irish Society for Christian Civilisation (ISFCC). As a young...
By Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Saint Bernard overcoming a demon. Saint Bernard was a Cistercian monk. He founded a religious Order that was a branch of the Order of Saint Benedict, destined to practice greater austerity and have a tougher life than required by the toughest rules of the monks of his time. He believed—how rightly!—that...
By Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira What Is Culture? People answer this question in many different ways. Some are inspired by philology, others by all kinds of philosophical and social systems. So many contradictions have arisen around defining culture, and the related word “civilisation” gives rise to so many contradictions that international congresses of scholars and professors...
Day 1 A PLEA FOR REPARATION “Do you wish to offer yourselves to God to endure all the sufferings that He may be pleased to send you, as both an act of reparation for the sins with which He is offended and an act of supplication for the conversion of sinners?” — Our Lady of Fatima...
Below is an adapted version a leaflet volunteers of Irish Society for Christian Civilisation distributed to 5,000 households in Trim and the surrounding area. What is the Púca Festival? It is a festival, aimed at promoting Ireland as the birthplace of Halloween on an international level, taking place from October 31st-November 3rd. However, it threatens...
By Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira That in Which They Are Equal—First Distinction The word mandate has two meanings. One is the general meaning which indicates an imperative order of a legitimate authority to a subject. Another is the most restricted sense of the mandate that Our Lord gave to the hierarchy. As it is easy to...
By Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Once while in Rome, a friend and I passed in front of a shop window with several jars of cherry compote and other fruits. I told my friend: “I generally like fruit jams much more than natural fruit, and so I think cherry compote is much better than fresh, raw cherries.”...
In an inspiring demonstration of Catholic faith, Irish Society for Christian Civilisation (ISFCC),embarked on a nationwide caravan for a week from 12th to 19th August 2024. Our mission wasclear: to promote the powerful message of the Miraculous Medal and to reinvigorate devotion tothe Blessed Virgin Mary across Ireland. Over the course of the week, our...
Eve Lavallière, the stage name of Eugénie Fenoglio, was born in Toulon, France, on April 1, 1866. The second child and only daughter of Emile and Albanie Fenoglio, she later described her painful youth. “As a child, I knew not what the love and care of a mother was. My life was tears and suffering...
In a pontificate marked by acts that have caused a stir, few have had the global impact of Fiducia Supplicans, the statement of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith signed by its new prefect, Cardinal V. M. Fernandez, and personally approved by Pope Francis in December 2023. The document gives the green light...
