Spiritual Father of boundless kindness and wisdom

Dr. Plinio during a conference on February 12, 1994

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.

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Is Alive!

Dusk in the Seminary of the Heralds of the Gospel

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

Dr. Plinio during a conference in 1991

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.

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.