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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Consoling Mary, A Mother in the Emergency Room of this World

by Michaelyn Hein – I stood in the emergency department desperate for help. Though people glanced our direction – unavoidable, really, considering the screams of my 4-year-old son – no one came to our aide. They hurried about to other rooms and hallways as I stood in line, cradling my boy. After what felt like […]

First Saturday Devotions Take Off

by Barb Ernster – Much attention was given the March 25th consecration of Russia/Ukraine by Pope Francis, with a multitude of bishops, priests and laypeople worldwide joining in. It spurred great attention to the other message of Our Lady – the request for the First Saturday Communions of Reparation. The Catholic media, in particular, took […]

What is Being Done to Spread the Devotion to the Immaculate Heart?

by Barb Ernster – This question posed to Sister Lucia by the Child Jesus in the courtyard of her convent on Feb. 26, 1926, was because the First Saturday Devotion was not being spread as Our Lady had requested on Dec. 10, 1925. It is a question that Jesus could ask each of us today, […]

The need to spread devotion to the Immaculate Heart worldwide

by Donal Anthony Foley – One of the primary aspects of Our Lady’s message at Fatima, which needs to be emphasized more, is the idea of devotion to her Immaculate Heart becoming a global phenomenon. We can see this from her June 13, 1917 message, when Mary told Lucia that Jesus wanted the young seer […]

Reparation, Adoration and Divine Justice

by Deacon Robert Ellis – As the first Saturday of June approaches, I am experiencing a much greater sense of urgency than I have in the past. The Solemnity of Corpus Christi immediately follows it. Two days later, on the 11th, we have the Memorial of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. June 13 will mark […]

The Hour of Mercy and the Immaculate Heart of Mary

by Larry Maginot – “Son, why have you treated us so?  Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously” (Lk 2:48). These words of Our Lady spoken to the 12-year-old Jesus upon finding him in the Temple express the sorrowing anguish that filled the Immaculate Heart for the three days she and […]

THROUGH THE LENS OF FATIMA: Security in the absence of police

By Deacon Bob Ellis – Although most citizens recognize the absurdity of dismantling police departments throughout the country, many politicians, both local and national, have not hesitated to jump on the bandwagon promoting the senseless notion. The overall national outcome of such efforts will remain unknown for considerable time to come. However, there are already […]

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