Sister Lucia Formulated the Blue Army Pledge
by Barb Ernster – The Blue Army Pledge was formulated with the help of Sister Lucia on August 12, 1946. Our co-founder, John Haffert had been given permission by the Bishop of Fatima, Jose Alves Correia da Silva, to come to Portugal and interview Lucia, who was then a Dorothean Sister in Porto. Mr. Haffert […]
St. Dominic’s Legacy of Preachers and the Holy Rosary
By Rev. Matthew R. Mauriello One of the Church’s greatest saints, St. Dominic Guzman, was born in Calaruega, Spain, on Aug. 8, 1170. His father was Felix Guzman and his mother was Blessed Jane of Aza. According to his biographer, Blessed Jordan of Saxony (1190-1237), who succeeded St. Dominic as minister general of his Order, […]
Get close to Jesus in the Eucharist
by Barb Ernster – After pondering the question of the most important part of the Fatima message, Sister Lucia stated that it was “at the beginning, at the Cabeço.” It was there that the Angel of Peace led the three little shepherds to an intense reality of the presence of God and to worship and […]
The Annihilation of the Soul
by David M. Carollo – Perhaps the most ominous prediction made by Our Lady at Fatima in 1917 was a warning that nations could be annihilated. Pictures of a nuclear holocaust dance through our heads when we think of this possibility. War in any age has disrupted society, but war in the nuclear age has […]
Two Miraculous Events: Mount Carmel, Fatima and the Rain of Graces
by John Haffert, co-founder of the Blue ArmyFrom his book Her Glorious Title Have there ever been two miraculous events in the history of the world so similar and so important as the miracle of fire described in the Book of Kings and the miracle of the sun, which took place at Fatima on Oct. […]
What Do You Want of Me?
by Barb Ernster This was the humble question little Lucia asked the Blessed Mother at the beginning of each of the apparitions at Fatima: “What do you want of me?” It is a question we all need to ask every day if we are devoted to — or have consecrated ourselves to — the Immaculate Heart […]
July is the Month of Precious Blood – the Life Blood of the Church
by Donal Anthony Foley – The month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus, and the Church makes this dedication because it is important for us to contemplate the mystery of the Eucharist, which contains the life blood of our faith and the Church. This devotion dates back to the early Fathers, […]
Will it Take Another 50 Years for Truth to Prevail?
As I praise God and rejoice at the overturning of Roe v Wade, I cannot avoid lamenting the fact that it took nearly 50 years. Now that the legality of abortion will be decided state-by-state, will it take another 50 years to finally eliminate its legality altogether? While it certainly ought not, unless we do […]
Our Lady Weeps for Her Children
How the Pro-Life Movement Grew Up Under Roe v. Wade by Barb Ernster – This year marks the 50th anniversary of the well-documented case of the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue, which famously wept human tears during a visitation at a New Orleans church on July 17, 1972. The story and photos were captured by Father […]
The Rich History of Devotion to the Immaculate Heart
by Catherine Moran – The history of the devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is important to know so that we may understand why Our Lady came to ask for it at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1732, French Jesuit priest Fr. Joseph de Gallifet, wrote, “Once the devotion to the Sacred […]
