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 […]
The necessity of the Bread of Life
By David Carollo – We hear the term “a new normal” lately. What does this mean? The coronavirus has brought both a rational consciousness of the need for caution and increased sanitation, but also may be bringing about a call for the abandonment of sacred traditions out of fear, perhaps even paranoia. A new normal? […]
#Godstrong: We don’t have this – but God does
By Michaelyn Hein – A strange phenomenon has plagued families in recent decades. It is the problem of children attaching more to their peers than to their parents. This “peer orientation,” as Dr. Gordon Neufeld, PhD, comments, has become so common in our society, “that we don’t realize its insidiousness.” The trouble is that children […]
Giving my “all” on the front lines of nursing home ministry
By Father Matthew Mauriello – As the chaplain of St. Camillus nursing home in Stamford, Conn., I have been reflecting on my ministry during this Covid19 situation. I was ordained in January 1988 and served as a priest in Ponce, P.R., before arriving in the Diocese of Bridgeport in 1991. After service at St. Joseph […]
For centuries, the Rosary has been victorious over things beyond our control
by Prof. Michael Ogunu – Since May is the month of the Rosary, it is a good time to reflect on the many centuries to modern days, this powerful prayer has brought victory over threatening and evil forces. Beginning in the 7th century and for a thousand years that followed, there was a great threat […]
Praying for conversions? Try the Fatima Chaplet
By Barb Ernster – The story of the conversion of Saul on the road to Damascus in Acts 9:1-20, is a fascinating read about the length and depth of God’s mercy and grace. Consumed with “murderous threats” against the disciples of Jesus after encouraging the stoning of Stephen, he longed to round them up – […]
A Spiritual Pandemic
By David Carollo – During major events, words such as pandemic become part of the dialogue of everyday life. A pandemic is defined as a disease prevalent over the whole country, or the world. No doubt we are dealing with a significant health crisis, but we need to look at this from a different perspective. […]
The Fatima call to Eucharistic reparation
By Deacon Bob Ellis – The call to Eucharistic reparation is very much a part of Fatima, but interestingly, it did not come from Our Lady. She did not ask for it during any of her six apparitions in 1917. While she did talk about turning away from sin and back to God, she spoke […]
Two visions and their connection to the ‘hour of mercy’
by Larry Maginot – Less than two years before St. Faustina received the vision from Our Lord as the image of Divine Mercy, Sister Lucia also received a vision in Tuy, Spain, depicting the supernatural dispensing of divine mercy and grace for the salvation of souls. Based on Sister Lucia’s detailed description of the vision, […]
