Suffering – A Plinian Explanation and Learning to Suffer
The myth of earthly happiness without suffering is, for Dr. Plinio, one of the greatest causes of contemporary psychological imbalances. Only the Catholic view of suffering can fully comfort the human soul.
Spiritual Father of boundless kindness and wisdom
More than in his public life, it was in his private life that a unique aspect of Dr. Plinio’s greatness was manifested. His boundless kindness and profound wisdom, combined with countless other qualities, made him the best of fathers.
Boundless Love for the Holy Catholic Church!
The true north and compass of Dr. Plinio’s life was the Catholic Church. He adhered to her, suffered with her and with her awaited the days of glorification!
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Is Alive!
Dr. Plinio went through his whole life desiring the Reign of Mary. Nevertheless, Providence chose to call him from this world before he could see its establishment… Could the promise have failed?
Wise Advice for Attaining Holiness
When he wrote a memorandum on the spiritual life around 1940, Dr. Plinio made some useful comments which, far from being mere abstract rules, are the result of his own experiences in the midst of his interior battles along the path to sanctity.
Love of Authority and the Priesthood
The art of educating involves instilling a love for authority in a child. By her example and words, Dona Lucilia taught her children to venerate what was superior to them, especially souls consecrated to God.
The Perfect Priest
From the expulsion from Paradise until the coming of the Redeemer, humanity glimpsed in imperfect figures the Absolute Pontiff, in whose power of mediation all the priests of the New Law would participate.
Abyss of All Virtues
To be true devotees of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, it is not enough to know and love only one of His aspects; it is necessary to have a vision of the whole range of virtues that His Heart represents.
Devotion to Our Lady: Essential Requirement for the Counter-Revolution
In the prologue to the Argentine edition of his magnum opus, “Revolution and Counter-Revolution”, Dr. Plinio explains the profound link between devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the counter-revolutionary fight.
Converted by the Beauty of the Church
The conversion process, at once sublime and spectacular, of a great French writer demonstrates the perpetuity and power of the graces emanating from the Holy Church, capable of attracting souls to sanctity.