Novena to Our Lady of Good Success of the Purification (February 2 is the feast day of the apparition of Our Lady of Good Success of the Purification) Act of Contrition I believe in God: strengthen, O Lord, my faith; I hope in God: firm, Lord, my hope; enkindle, O … Read more
The rosary is a set of prayers addressed to Our Lady in order to, through her intercession, receive graces to be good and defend the Faith and Christian civilization. The Rosary, a Devotion Highly Recommended by Saints and Popes The rosary is one of the devotions most recommended by saints and popes. … Read more
Arrogant men throughout history have claimed that they can establish peace on earth. Modern examples abound. The United Nations Charter talks of faith, but not of God. At their “summit meetings” world leaders constantly talk about peace yet it evades them. All too often lofty aspirations vanish as words are forgotten. November 11, … Read more
Optimism, pessimism, realism: what position should we take in the face of current events? Before answering this question we need to give words their true meaning. Strictly speaking, a realist is one who sees facts as they are. Therefore, an optimist would be one who, with a defective vision, imagines events with … Read more
True joy is the light of the soul; and the true light is the one that comes from the splendor of truth. Truth is the Wisdom of God, the Word that “came down from heaven by the power of the Holy Spirit, was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man” (Nicene … Read more
According to press reports, homosexual groups in Spain published a calendar that has horrific blasphemies against Our Lady of Fatima and other Marian apparitions. Besides a man that is practically naked alongside Our Lady, the calendar has “images that are based on famous works of sacred art, especially apparitions of the Virgin … Read more
The following is a reflection on Saint Gabriel and the Annunciation. It comments on both the archangel and Our Lady since the feast of Saint Gabriel the Archangel is on the vigil of the Annunciation. We will comment on this passage taken from Saint Luke: “And in the sixth month, the angel … Read more
According to an ancient and uninterrupted tradition of the Church, the body of Saint Anne was carried to Gaul by the same vessel that, in the first century of the Christian era, had brought Lazarus and his sisters there when they had been banished from Palestine because of their faith. These personal … Read more
On June 25, 1697, a Catholic home in the Eternal City celebrated the birth of a daughter! Little did the happy parents know that Divine Providence had destined this little girl to be a noble instrument in His hands to introduce into the Church one of the most beautiful invocations to the … Read more
Table of Contents Introduction — “In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin.” Chapter 1 — Death Chapter 2 — Private Judgement Chapter 3 — Hell Chapter 4 — The Sufferings of Hell Chapter 5 — Responding to Objections About Hell Chapter 6 — Purgatory Chapter 7 … Read more