Man’s Search for Peace
There is much news today that point to the rumblings of war. Pope Francis noted two years ago that we are living through a “third World War,” one that is being fought piecemeal, referring to the Russian/Ukraine conflict. Since Oct. 7, 2023 – the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary – we have watched the destruction unfold in the Israel/Gaza conflict, and the ideological divide unfold in this country, threatening civil peace here. The upcoming election looms large, and both sides of the political spectrum threaten that the other side will destroy democracy in this country. Anxiety levels are at an all-time high.
Christmas and the Fatima Message
by David M. Carollo – The Fatima message was explained many years ago as reparation, reparation, Eucharistic reparation! We are all broken by the effects of Original Sin, and more directly by actual sin. The message of our Catholic Faith is to make reparation as Christ did. St. Paul stated that we must make up for […]
The Rosary is a ‘Weapon’ of Love
by David M. Carollo – I am dismayed at the assertion in the article written in ‘The Atlantic’ by Daniel Panneton, that devout Catholics use the rosary as a weapon of hate. There is no greater act of love that exists beyond the Mass than the recitation of the Rosary. The 20 decades follow the […]
The Imperfect Saints Model Our Lenten Journey to Holiness
by David M. Carollo I have always related to St. Peter. How many times do we hear of him as an angry man who overcomes his faults and moves closer to perfection? A trip to the Holy Land is not complete without a visit to the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu. It is built […]
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 […]
