Why are our prayers not answered?
by Catherine Moran – The life of prayer is a duty of every Christian and is the secret of our happiness. Concerning our prayers in John 16:23, our Lord said, “Amen, Amen I say to you, if you ask the Father anything in my name, he will give it to you.” Unfortunately many people feel […]
Christmas in Fatima – Yesterday and Today
by Elizabeth Turello – What might Christmas in Fatima have looked like for the three Fatima seers? Portugal has held on to many of its Christmas traditions, according to Ana Reis and Nuno Prazeres, directors of the International Secretariat of the World Apostolate of Fatima in Fatima, Portugal, who shared some of them with us. […]
Proper disposition and the gift of Faith
By David M. Carollo – Imagine what Bethlehem was like on the first Christmas night. While the town was busy welcoming visitors arriving for the census, the most monumental event in human history was also taking place unbeknownst to most. While government officials and local merchants were about their business, something that was predicted since […]
The Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and other Advent feasts
by Donal Anthony Foley – While Advent is principally a time of preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ into the world 2,000 years ago, we also find, in a secondary sense, a focus on the person and role of Our Lady. This becomes clear if we examine some of the Marian feast days, which […]
The O Antiphons – Expressions of Messianic hope
by Donal Anthony Foley – As Christmas Day approaches, it’s good to adopt the mind and spirit of the Church in anticipation of this great and festive event. One way we can do this is by following the Mass readings of the days from Dec. 17 to 25 and by reflecting on what are known […]
Our Lady of Guadalupe – a loving mother for us all
by Donal Anthony Foley – As we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sunday, Dec. 12, we will also commemorate the third Sunday of Advent, also known as “Gaudete Sunday.” Gaudete is Latin for “Rejoice” and the entrance antiphon for the Mass of the day reminds us that we are called to […]
The Holy House USA honors the home of Mary of Nazareth
The Holy House USA at the Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Washington, N.J., is an exact replica of the Holy House of Loreto in Italy. It is one of several replicas in the world, and the only one to have an actual stone from the Holy House of Loreto, in Italy. […]
St. Joseph leads us back to Nazareth
by Barb Ernster – Editor’s Note: Portions of this article are taken from Sign of Her Heart by John M. Haffert. The family is the foundation of society. As no chain is stronger than its links, society is no stronger than the permanent unity of the families of which it is composed. Every irreligious force […]
November helps us focus on gratitude
by David Carollo – The whole month of November is focused on gratitude. On Nov. 1, we honor All Saints, those who have been found worthy to stand before the Lord and whose lives are models for us. Many are well-known as the Church has canonized them. Many more lived quiet lives sanctified by grace, […]
Keep Christ in your children’s Chrismas
by Michaelyn Hein – My children are big Elf on the Shelf fans. Every year, at the beginning of Advent, the elf “magically” returns from the North Pole to keep an eye on the children’s behavior until Christmas. As in the children’s book of the same name, the elf reports to Santa Claus each evening […]
