By Plinio Correa de Oliveira We do well to read some advice from Saint Bernard about devotion to Our Lady. The advice is as follows: “Oh, whosoever thou art that perceiveth thyself during this mortal existence to be rather drifting in treacherous waters, at the mercy of...
By Plinio Correa de Oliveira On 11 February, we will celebrate the centenary of the first apparitions at Lourdes. No one is unaware of this fact, in its simplest terms. In 1854, in the papal bull ‘Ineffabilis’, the great Pope Pius IX defined the Immaculate Conception...
By Gary Isbell It is a peculiar irony of modern life that while most people strive to improve their lives with technology and sophistication, language is sliding comfortably into the gutter. Profanity has become the linguistic wallpaper today, increasingly commonplace among the youth and emblematic of...
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...
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.
