Angelic nature, the work of God’s hand, is characterized by being purely spiritual, endowed with intelligence and will. When, through intellection, the Angels understand one same principle and love this ideal, they are united with one another. Ideas are also a factor in uniting men, but, already in the Earthly Paradise, God wanted to place…
In his first epistle, written when he was advanced in years, St. John the Evangelist exhorts his disciples to always remain in Our Lord Jesus Christ through the observance of the Commandments, particularly the love of God and of neighbour. He, who in the past was called the “son of thunder” (cf. Mk 3:17), due to his fiery…
In our filial relations with the Mother of God, understanding the fundamentals of Mariology undoubtedly plays an important role in this relationship; however, this is not everything, nor is it the most relevant aspect. The primordial factor in our relationship with the Blessed Virgin always consists in a sensible grace of a mystical nature, a…
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…
