– Folha de S. Paulo, April 18, 1978 – by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira This is a “sui generis” article. It is not a dissertation on a single theme in the classical mold but a confetti of information on various facts, each accompanied by a “minimum” of commentary. The common thread running through the entire article is that either the facts or the commentary have not been reported domestically. Almost all of these facts concern communist China. Preceding these news items from so far away are two comments on news from home. Widely reported, to be sure, but crying out for a quick gloss. 1. The unexpected result of the French elections – so different from what public opinion polls had predicted – showed the world that people’s genuine aspirations are often misrepresented or presented in a biased way. In fact, we don’t need to look far to see this for ourselves. June 1977: The Brazilian Congress is about to vote on a divorce bill. Some people in Catholic circles talk about calling a referendum,…More
St Thomas Aquinas says an image should have three simultaneous qualities: 1. Likeness to the prototype. 2. Derivation from it. 3. Similarity of species with it.....THE ICON VERSUS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Today, Vice President J.D. Vance attended a Mass in the Roman rite with his family at Old St. Mary’s Church in Cincinnati, reports Crisis Magazine editor Eric Sammons on x.com, who was present. “It was nice to see J.D. Vance and his beautiful family at Mass this morning,” Sammons wrote on X on August 23. Sammons said Vance lives nearby and that his family attends several Cincinnati-area parishes when in town. He added that this was Vance’s first visit to Old St. Mary’s since becoming vice president. Vance’s presence brought additional security. According to Sammons, Secret Service agents screened everyone entering the church with handheld wands and checked bags. Sammons said the screening caused only a minute or two of waiting, describing the agents as “professional, efficient, and quite friendly. He also noted that he had heard Vance say his family deliberately varies which churches it attends to avoid repeatedly inconveniencing parishioners at any one parish. #newsBibrwcfcti
Church authorities are examining a possible Eucharistic miracle after a consecrated Host placed in water reportedly failed to dissolve and subsequently developed reddish stains that “could be blood”, the Cathedral Parish of El Niño Dios in Cuilapa, Guatemala, has announced on August 22. The parish is the cathedral of the Diocese of Santa Rosa de Lima. The incident began on July 30, during a Missionary Eucharistic Week. A priest was celebrating the Eucharist at a private school when he noticed that a teenage student, after receiving Holy Communion, was removing the Host from his mouth. The priest intervened before the student could throw it to the ground. Following the procedure used in such cases, the priest placed the Host in a glass of water in the chapel of the parish house so that it could dissolve. When the chapel was cleaned the following Thursday, however, a parish worker found that the Host had not dissolved and noticed reddish stains which appeared as though they might be blood …More
The Society of Saint Pius X has built a new church in Atlanta, designed to accommodate 500 worshippers. It is designed in a neoclassical style and draws inspiration from Roman basilicas, although some Baroque elements are planned.
As he visits the Italian city of Rimini, Pope Leo XIV spends a moment with Louis “Blue Lou” Marini, an American saxophonist and composer, best known as a member of The Blues Brothers band.
Al Meeting di Rimini Papa Leone XIV saluta Louis “Blue Lou” Marini, sassofonista statunitense che ha partecipato al film del 1980 "Blues Brother" (del quale, sappiamo, il giovane Prevost era fan)
Does Leo XIV Embrace Borderless Globalism? “People always come before borders, before definitions and institutions,” said Leo XIV at the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples in Rimini, Italy, on Saturday. “This realization stands at the center of Christianity,” he continued with more platitudes, adding: “Evil is not fought with evil. It is time to oppose the false realism that rearms minds, words, and nations with the realism of mercy.”
“People always come before borders, before definitions and institutions. “This realization stands at the center of Christianity. “Evil is not fought with evil. It is time to oppose the false realism that rearms minds, words, and nations with the realism of mercy.” — Pope Leo XIV
Revelation 21:21 indicates, albeit metaphorically, that Heaven has 'pearly gates'. I suppose he is in favor of the gates of Hell prevailing against those, as well.
Prevost, UN henchman (accomplice): The mass migration, which is really a crime against our European peoples and ultimately spells the death of Catholic culture, is sugarcoated here by Prevost in an unbearable LEFTIST way.
The Vatican has confirmed to parents in the Archdiocese of Hamburg that the Vatican document “Male and Female He Created Them” remains the authoritative guide for sex education.
Okay who besides me think it is a sick joke, being played on the sports fans? Oh it's women's basketball, LOL! Try this with a NHL team and I bet you'll get your @&& handed to you!
Seeking the approval of those who, objectively speaking, are heresiarchs cannot be the supreme or even secondary goal. Riaan Van Zyl August 20, 2026 One of the strange phenomena among mainstream traditionalists is that, while they publicly pay lip service to recognizing Leo as the pope, they actually adhere to a carefully crafted “magisterium” consisting of the pronouncements of fellow prelates and influencers. Three clergy form the backbone of this pseudo-magisterium: Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Cardinal Raymond Burke, and Cardinal Robert Sarah. What usually happens is that when any of these men offer an opinion on a podcast or written interview, or issue a new pastoral letter, Trad Inc. acts like they have just received a brand new encyclical letter. This past week, said influencers were likely in a state of ecstasy, as not only did Cardinal Burke speak with Michael Knowles, but shortly thereafter Bishop Schneider issued a public statement. As is the case with Burke and Sarah, Bishop …More
@Diodoro Nella generalità è vero, ma chi si è consacrato al Cuore immacolato di Maria S.S, specialmente a S.Martino di Schio, dove la Madonna vuole questa consacrazione sulle catechesi del Montfort, la riceve in bocca. Sto parlando della Messa del dopo Concilio. Io stesso quando è il mio turno faccio la genuflessione, incrocio le braccia sul petto e con estrema devozione, come fossi diventato un tabernacolo vivente rinchiuso, me ne vado al mio posto inginocchiato e inizio a ringraziare, lodare, onorare il Signore per tutte le grazie ricevute. Poi al termine della S.Messa per alcuni minuti continuo tale adorazione. Io vedo che nel tempo qualche giovane mi segue. Vedo però che le persone di una certa età, non consacratesi al Cuore di Maria, continuano a ricevere imperterrite la Santissima Eucaristia sulle zampe, non memori che una volta la ricevevano in bocca. Qui non vorrei giudicare, ma mi chiedo dove sta il nostro rispetto, il nostro Amore, la nostra riconoscenza verso un Dio, che ci …More
Clandestine @WarClandestine Now that election fraud is in the spotlight, this video is arguably the most concrete evidence that the Dems use illegals to cheat. Flashback to 11/04/2016: Then President Obama openly encouraged illegals to vote in the 2016 election, and assured them that ICE and Federal law enforcement will NOT seek them out or deport them if they vote. Just four days before the 2016 election, Obama told illegals to vote, and that he would not arrest them for it. Plain as day. This is exactly why we need US MIL/ICE at polling stations in deep blue counties, because we need the illegals to be afraid to vote. We need the exact opposite of what Obama did in 2016. We need the illegals to know that if they try to cheat in our elections, they will be arrested. Whenever someone on the Left says the Dems don’t cheat in elections, or that illegals don’t vote, show them this video. Obama openly told the illegals they were safe to vote. TREASON!
Woman Distributes Communion at Leo XIV’s Eucharist — One Communicant Bare-Chested During the Eucharist celebrated by Leo XIV this evening at the Port of Rimini, a woman was spreading Communion in the hand as if it were cookies. One male attendee even received Communion bare-chested, without a shirt.
First Letter of Saint Francis of Paola The original of the following letter is allegedly preserved as a precious relic by the respectable family Benedetti in the city of Spoleto: My most esteemed Lord, — Through the grace of the Holy Spirit, and through your merits, but not through my virtue, the spirit of prophecy is granted to me often to foretell most wonderful events in relation to the reformation of the Church of the Most High. From your Lordship shall be born the great leader of the Holy Militia of the Holy Spirit which shall overcome the world, and shall possess the earth so completely that no king or lord shall be able to exist, except he belongs to the Sacred Host of the Holy Ghost. These devout men shall wear on their breasts, and much more within their hearts, the sign of the living God, namely, the cross. The first members of this holy Order shall be natives of the city of ... . where iniquity, vice, and sin abound. But they shall be converted from evil to good; from rebels …More
"That man will begin to meditate on the secrets of God about the long visitation which the Holy Spirit will make and the dominion that he will exercise over the world through the Holy Militia. O! happy man, who shall receive from the Most High the greatest privileges! He will interpret the hidden secrets of the Holy Ghost, and he shall often excite the admiration of men by his revealed knowledge of the internal secrets of their hearts. O, rejoice, my lord, because that Prince above other princes, and King over other kings will hold you in the greatest veneration, and, after having been crowned with three most admirable crowns, will exalt that city, will declare it free and the seat of the Empire, and it shall become one of the first cities of the world. I say nothing more."
"The first members of this holy Order shall be natives of the city of ... . where iniquity, vice, and sin abound. But they shall be converted from evil to good; from rebels against God they shall become most fervent and most faithful in his divine service. That city shall be cherished by God and by the great monarch, the elect and the beloved of the Most High Lord."
The globalist and elites think it's funny what they are doing to both countries. They think they are safe as they have their own crops and livestock etc for themselves. While they try to starve the rest of the world. I just saw part of a video of President Putin talking about how it's starting to hit Russia. A man that doesn't hide a thing from his people or the world. He and his administration are very transparent. Unlike Trump who hides and lies about everything. So far it's hitting them. But not as severe as the ones behind this proxy war want or anticipated. With a great President like Putin and the men he has chosen in all fields they will make out a lot better than any of us. The Blessed Mother will make sure of that.