Blog - Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Are saints soft and sentimental, or heroic and strong?
The famous stained-glass windows of the gothic Cathedral of Chartres, France, contain a magnificent lesson.
Granting that in a given case, we may be called to practice this difficult and dangerous virtue, how should we do so? Tolerance -- even when necessary -- bears its own particular perils. What are these hazards and how may we avoid them?
Why does the sword retain such power as a symbol despite its obsolescence as a weapon? It does so because the sword preserves its heroic legacy as a badge of chivalry and guardian of human dignity.
When two great civilizations meet, the most fruitful outcome from the peaceful relationship that should be established is a wise and balanced interchange of values.
The faces of Martin Luther, Maximilien Robespierre, and Ernesto "Che" Guevarra express will the pride and sensuality of the Revolution and its hatred for inequality.
A library should not be merely a practical, ugly place to store books. Rather, it must express the beauty, nobility, and superiority of man's intellectual capacities.
God is not found in agitation. True happiness comes from recollection, calm, reflection, and prayer, not agitation, noise, and sensationalism.
Before modern technology, speed, and mechanization created the "masses", even the common illiterate people exuded a rich personality that bursted with life.