God Above All Else: Resistance is not Futile
by David M. Carollo – Placing God Above Blind Conformity The cyber world in which we live has brought about an interconnected consciousness, defined not by an individual’s focus on God, but on one of uniformity to group thought and constantly shifting norms. Individualism, which is the hallmark of the American ethos, seems to have […]
As Easter People, Our Light Must Shine Brilliantly
by Donal Anthony Foley Christ is the Light of the World On the first Easter Sunday, early in the morning in the garden near Calvary, there was a moment of great light for the world; the moment when Christ rose from the dead after His terrible sufferings on Good Friday. At the site of the […]
The Devotion of Guam to Our Lady of Fatima
by Larry Maginot – In February, Our Lady completed her fifth tour on the Island of Guam. Though the level of enthusiasm of her recent visit may not quite match the first visit of the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue to the island back in November – December 2006, the devotion of the people there who […]
Spiritual Advice for Lent from St. Padre Pio
By Donal Anthony Foley – As we begin the Lenten season, we often think of ways to improve our spiritual lives. One way of doing this is to look at the spiritual advice St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina gave to his early followers. There is a long-standing connection between St. Pio and the World Apostolate […]
Fatima Night Vigils of Reparation to Restore Belief in the Holy Eucharist
by Barb Ernster – In support of the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival (NER), the World Apostolate of Fatima is asking parishes in every diocese to host a Fatima Night Vigil of Reparation to renew the Church and help return Catholics, practicing and non-practicing, to belief in the real presence of Jesus in the […]
Rest in peace, Deacon Bob Ellis
We are saddened to report on the death of our long time National Coordinator, Deacon Robert Ellis, who passed away on December 12, the feast of Our Lady Guadalupe, after a hard-fought battle with cancer this past year. Despite his sufferings, he continued working as long as he could, while undergoing treatments. His dedication to […]
The Charisma of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima
by Patrick Sabat “Statues, by virtue of the blessing of a bishop or a priest, become for us ‘visual catechism’. We, by virtue of our baptism in Christ, become a ‘living catechism.’” – St. John Chrysostom In 1947, the bishop of Fatima, Most Rev. Jose Correia da Silva, was very pleased when Mr. John Haffert […]
The Wonders of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue – Celebrating 75 Years
Despite Sister Lucia’s misgivings after the start of World War II that the message of Fatima was not getting out to the world, one could say that she is ultimately responsible for its spread worldwide. Not only did she help formulate the Blue Army Pledge that is still used today, she guided the work of […]
St. Padre Pio, the Spiritual Father of Fatima
by Father Matthew Mauriello – Among the many blessings that came out of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima is the beautiful connection to St. Pio of Pietrelcina. He became the Spiritual Father of the World Apostolate of Fatima at the request of Msgr. Harold V. Colgan (1894-1972), who founded the organization in 1947 […]
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 […]
