I remember the first conversation about spiritual life that I had with Dr. Plinio, in 1959, when I was still very young and asked him for advice to help me decide which career I should pursue. Dr. Plinio arranged to meet me at five o’clock in the afternoon, at his law office. When I arrived, I found…
The fame of John the Baptist had marked the history of Israel, and public opinion was still under the influence of that unusual man, who ate locusts and wild honey, dressed in camel skin and a leather belt. Providence had bestowed graces upon him, and countless comments circulated about him, among which the predominant idea…
For centuries, when radar and other sophisticated devices available today did not exist, sailors relied on the stars as their main point of reference. The steersman had to orient himself by the position of the stars to keep the ship on course. Therefore, no one could take the helm and cross seas and oceans –…
The modern world, so devoid of symbols, leadership and beauty, in which everything depends on machines and cybernetics, makes people much more animalistic than spiritual, prone to caring only about what affects them personally or their pockets, and to acting solely on the basis of their attachments and feelings. The idea of sacrifice seems to…
The modern world, so devoid of symbols, leadership and beauty, in which everything depends on machines and cybernetics, makes people much more animalistic than spiritual, prone to caring only about what affects them personally or their pockets, and to acting solely on the basis of their attachments and feelings. The idea of sacrifice seems to…
“I hope that, despite my miseries, the Sacred Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, Our Lady, St. Joseph, my Guardian Angel, Dr. Plinio, Dona Lucilia, and all my intercessors will help me and do in me, with me, and beyond me all that I should do to fulfil my mission entirely. “And I hope for – and…
Sunday morning, November 3, the final hours of farewell. Slowly and solemnly, the queue advances towards Msgr. João’s coffin. Thousands of people have already filed serenely down the main aisle to pay their last respects. That man had marked their hearts forever. Requests, thanks and kisses – there is no set formula for saying goodbye…
Famous is the historical event that occurred with the Grand Condé in the battle against the Spanish army at Rocroi, when he took his command baton and pitched it into the enemy’s midst to incite the French to win it back! In this episode – which so pleased Dr. Plinio – a psychological phenomenon emerges:…
It is inherent to the human spirit to seek the unum of things, that is, the intelligence strives to reach a point that defines and synthesizes what has been known in separate details and analysed in its minutiae. These pages, without a doubt, are no exception to the rule.1 Has everything been said about Dr….
When we analyse the work of creation, it is striking to note the exuberance of generosity manifested by God throughout the universe, from the smallest pebbles to intelligent creatures, Angels and humans. We see this in mineral nature, whether in the enormous quantity of grains of sand in deserts and beaches, or in the stars…
