By Filip Przbylo Last Easter week, members and volunteers of the Irish Society for Christian Civilisation (ISFCC) drove through France, delivering petitions at Saint Therese of the Child Jesus’ shrine in Lisieux. Approaching from the north-east, the pilgrims made a stop at a few places of interest. First was Paris. A TFP member based in...
By Julio Loredo The Holy Shroud of Turin confirms the terrible punishments inflicted on Our Lord Jesus Christ during the Passion with such extraordinary precision that it has even been called the “Fifth Gospel.” Meditating on the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ, especially during Lent, has always been an occasion of great...
Lady Day: How Catholic Ladies Can Oppose the Feminist “Woman’s Day”
By Paulina Franchini On March 8th, feminists around the world will, in an egalitarian spirit, celebrate “International Women’s Day.” Their goal: A “gender equal world (…) free of bias and discrimination” to “forge gender equality.” On the other side of the moral battle, Catholic ladies reply to this egalitarian stance by celebrating March 8th as a day...
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,...
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,...
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...
By Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira The word family indicates a plurality of persons. There is another word, one of special significance, that indicates just one person: Mother. A mother is the quintessence of a family, for she is the quintessence of love, the quintessence of affection and therefore, the quintessence of goodness and mercy. It...
By Plinio Correa de Oliviera At Lourdes, Divine Providence takes two different attitudes towards human suffering. The first is more sensational and thus catches our attention more. It is when Our Lady, as a compassionate mother, heals the sick and lame and thus proves the veracity of the Faith. This, in turn, shows her mercy...
