Taking Action for Family Values and a Christian Civilization
Introduction What’s the Agenda? A Look at a Tribal Future In the cultural wars engulfing the nation, one often wonders what is the final long-term goal of the other side. The liberal attack on Christian civilization is so intense that there must be some kind of goal. And yet, it is very unclear as to […]
Indian Tribalism: The Communist-Missionary Ideal for Brazil in the Twenty-First Century Read More »
Until a few years ago, if someone had spoken of indigenous tribalism as a solution to the crisis of the modern world, he would have been laughed at and considered a lunatic. And if someone mentioned a tribalization of the Church as the natural destination of the Second Vatican Council, perhaps not even the most
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira’s Bitter Satisfaction of Having Foreseen it All Read More »
“When still very young, I marvelled at the ruins of Christendom and gave them my heart. I turned my back on all I could expect and made of that past, so full of blessings, my future.” With these words taken from an address made by the Brazilian jurist and eminent conservative thinker, Plinio
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Catholic thinker, writer, university professor, journalist and lecturer — all of these describe the life of Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira. However, such a description is somehow inadequate and incomplete. Indeed, he is a man who must be seen in light of the times in which he lived. Born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1908,
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What Does Self-Managing Socialism Mean for Communism: A Barrier? Or a Bridgehead? First published in The Washington Post on 9 December 1981. The Double Game of French Socialism: Gradual in Strategy, Radical in Goal In France: The Victory of the Socialist Party Puts the Majority of Centrist and Rightist Voters at a Crossroads In The
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Preliminary Note: The account of the siege of Czestochowa which we present here is based on the Memoirs of the Siege of Czestochowa by Father Augustine Kordecki (Pamietnik oblezenia Czestochowy, edited and with a preface by Jan Tokarski, London, Veritas, 1956.) Written by Friar Kordecki in response to a wish of King Casimir, these memoirs were
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God created beauty for the life of the soul. It has no corporal usefulness. It does not satisfy hunger, shelter us from a storm or provide warmth. For the life of the body, it is perfectly useless. However, beauty is more useful than food, shelter and warmth. This is because beauty is useful to the
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Our Lady appeared to Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco, and gave them messages for the world. The seers affirmed these apparitions were to be made known to the Holy Father, the Sacred Hierarchy, and to all Christendom. Thus, either the proofs are clear, certain, and conclusive, making the apparitions worthy of credit, or the proofs are
Devotion to the Heart of Mary Will Save the World Read More »
Experience shows that a family’s vitality and unity are usually in direct proportion to its fecundity. In large families, the children normally look up to the parents as leaders of a sizeable community, given the number of its members as well as the considerable religious, moral, cultural, and material values inherent to the family unit.
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