The Work of God is Final
By David M. Carollo – Our World Is Like an Amusement Park Ride When I was young growing up in Chicago, my parents occasionally took us to Riverview, an amusement park on the north side of the city. The rides were thrilling to a 5-year-old who eagerly followed his dad on any adventure. The parachute […]
Corpus Christi: Love and Gratitude for the Hidden Jesus
by Donal Anthony Foley – Understanding Corpus Christi The Solemnity of Corpus Christi, or the “Body of Christ” is, in essence, a commemoration of the sublime moment when Christ, with His disciples at the Last Supper, transformed the Jewish Passover ceremony for all time. Knowing that He was to suffer grievously in His Passion the […]
The First Saturday and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
by Barb Ernster – Often within a year, the First Saturday lands on a special day, such as on Holy Saturday this past April, and this Saturday, on the feast of the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. Generally, on feast days, we are in a celebratory mood, not a mood of penance and […]
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. […]
