The Essence and Importance of the Immaculate Conception
by Donal Anthony Foley – Every year during Advent, on Dec. 8, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, one of the most prominent Marian feasts in the Church’s liturgical year. This celebration centers on the principle that Our Lady, from the very first moment of her existence, was free from original sin. Whereas […]
Even If a Man Should Rise From the Dead
By David M. Carollo – I have traveled the world and seen the great edifices erected by tradesmen who meticulously applied their skills, leaving their mark for others to marvel at: the Colosseum in Rome, the Pantheon in Greece, the grand skyscrapers which define the skylines of major cities. In many cases, several generations of […]
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 Rosary, the Luminous Mysteries and Rosarium Virginis Mariae
by Donal Anthony Foley – We are mid-way through October, the month dedicated to the Rosary, a dedication due to Pope Leo XIII, (1878 -1903). He wrote numerous encyclicals promoting the Rosary and was keen to encourage the practice of saying it every day in October. He also added the invocation “Queen of the Most […]
ANNOUNCING: NEW DEVELOPMENT IN SISTER LUCIA’S CAUSE OF CANONIZATION
We are pleased to share this great news from our international secretariat on this blessed day, commemorating the October 13, 1917, apparition at Fatima: The process of beatification and canonization of Sister Lucia has had today a new development, with the delivery in the Vatican’s Congregation for the Cause of Saints of the document on […]
What I Learned from Sister Lucia
Fatima expert Carlos Evaristo, Portuguese author and TV host, who interviewed Sister Lucia on many occasions and served as an interpreter for her, shared the things he learned from her about the message, the consecration, the triumph of the Immaculate Heart, and where we are today. The interview can also be viewed on our Fatima […]
God’s Archangels: Messengers of Hope, Truth and Light
by Catherine Moran – When one thinks of angels, three come to mind: St. Michael, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael. The source of our knowledge of these three archangels is from the Old and New Testament. Church teachings on the angels help us understand their mission and role in helping us. St. Michael – Defender […]
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 […]
Our Rock in a Shaken World
by Michaelyn Hein Our summer vacation neared its end; its lazy days rounded the bend to their final lap as they prepared to pass the baton to fall. With the looming need to turn the calendar to September, my mind naturally followed the next step: not to chillier days and falling leaves, but the start […]
Beware of the Tepidity of “Clipboard Catholicism”
by Barb Ernster – The Catholic Church has a rich history of wonderful devotions that have developed and evolved over the years, many going back centuries. Devotions, novenas and prayers to Our Lady and the saints have accumulated. Unsurprisingly, most have promises attached. Sometimes, as Catholics, we can get weary of sorting through all […]
