SUPPLEMENT Nº 6 THE TWELVE STAGES OF HUMILITY St. Thomas teaches us that the foundation for humility is reverence towards God. It is for this reason that St. Augustine connects humility with the gift of fear of the Lord, by which man honors God. Humility makes us submit to God. It is, therefore, radically opposite from Liberalism, which is none other than pride erected into a system. A liberal wants to be free from all submission, as if submission to God was a bad thing, whil

SUPPLEMENT Nº 5 Bishop Fernando Arêas Rifan Bishop Rifan has always been a leader. Endowed with a lively intelligence and easy-to-make contact, he had no trouble getting the trust and admiration of all. Ordained in 1974 by Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer, he was soon to become the secretary of the bishop of Campos. In 1980, on the occasion of my ordination, Rev. Father Rifan found a way to go to Ecône. Taking advantage of an ad limina visit that Bishop de Castro Mayer paid on