Holy families make a holy world

by Michaelyn Hein – The other day, my family visited my parents. Behind their home is a beautiful little grotto, and at the center stands a marble statue of the Virgin Mary holding the Infant Jesus. My youngest son and I were playing in the backyard when he wandered over to the grotto. He sat […]

Are you an apostle for these times?

by Barb Ernster – St. Louis de Montfort, who wrote the classic book on the spiritual way to Jesus through Mary, summarized that “true devotion to Mary is a way of holiness that is short, sure, easy and perfect.”  His writings and teachings seem to parallel the message of Fatima, which calls for the establishment […]

THROUGH THE LENS OF FATIMA: Security in the absence of police

By Deacon Bob Ellis – Although most citizens recognize the absurdity of dismantling police departments throughout the country, many politicians, both local and national, have not hesitated to jump on the bandwagon promoting the senseless notion. The overall national outcome of such efforts will remain unknown for considerable time to come. However, there are already […]

What are we working for?

By David Carollo – “In the end my Immaculate Heart will Triumph, Russia will be converted and there will be peace.” These words have always rung in my ears. As an apostolate, we have worked to promote this promise for 73 years. Other promoters of Fatima have worked for this since 1917. During the Cold War […]

Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the brown scapular devotion of Fatima

by Donal Anthony Foley We celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on July 16, because, according to Carmelite traditions, this is the date in the year 1251 on which the Blessed Virgin originally gave the brown scapular to St. Simon Stock. This apparition took place in England, either at Cambridge or Aylesford, […]

A 1946 interview with Sister Lucia about the consecration and requests of Our Lady

As published in the book Our Lady of Fatima by William Thomas Walsh (Image Books edition 1954. First printing May, 1947). In the convent of the Dorothean Sisters at Vilar, William Thomas Walsh, a distinguished author, historian and teacher who had thoroughly investigated the miracle of Fatima, the apparitions and Our Lady’s prophecies, interviewed Sister […]

Our role in the defeat of the global Communist revolution

By Deacon Bob Ellis The global Communist revolution underway today is a consequence of Russia having spread the errors of atheistic communism throughout the world, which Our Lady warned about at Fatima in 1917. If it succeeds, the primary finger of blame will point directly at the Church, clergy and laity. Its defeat will require […]

St. Junipero Serra, the “Apostle of California”

by Rev. Matthew R. Mauriello Miguel José Serra was born at Petra, Mallorca, Spain on Nov. 24, 1713, the son of humble farmers, Antonio Nadal Serra and Margarita Rosa Ferrer. According to local custom, he was baptized on the same day at St. Peter’s Church. He attended the primary school of the Franciscans and at […]

Why God desired devotion to the Immaculate Heart

By Barb Ernster – Why did Jesus want devotion to the Immaculate Heart established in the world, starting in 1917 at Fatima? After all, devotion to the Heart of Mary was widely practiced in the Middle Ages, including by many great saints. Saint John Eudes propagated this devotion in his writings and teachings, and asked […]

The unprecedented light of Our Lady of Fatima

By Barb Ernster – In each of the six apparitions of the Blessed Mother at Fatima, she appeared dressed all in white and as if made of light and the light that radiated from her made the children see themselves in God and experience His presence in the depth of their souls. What a phenomenal […]

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