The Spark of Fatima
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On May 13th, 1917, hope for the heavily Catholic country of Portugal, held under Freemason authority, made herself known with a flash of lightning. Our Lady appeared to three shepherd ... Read more
Saint Louis de Montfort and Total Devotion to the Blessed Mother
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Most of Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort’s intense ministry and fiery preaching revolved around two essential practices: frequent, if not daily, reception of Holy Communion, and total, radical entrustment ... Read more
Mary’s Serrated Mountain Hideout
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Today we celebrate Our Lady of Montserrat, a mysterious statue hidden away in Catalonia, Spain, for nearly 200 years. “La Jerosolimitana”, or “the native of Jerusalem”, as she was first ... Read more
Saint Bernadette’s Life after Lourdes
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One of the most exciting – and daunting – tasks we can undertake is starting somewhere new. Our settled routine can be very alluring when God calls us out of ... Read more
Good Friday, from the Tomb
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Two weeks ago, I found myself walking the sites of Holy Week, from the cave-chapel of Gethsemane to the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem. Of all that I was able ... Read more
The “Yes” that changed everything
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On the feast of the Annunciation, we find the original home of the noon Angelus prayer. This worldwide daily prayer commemorates the moment the young, betrothed Mary gave her “yes” ... Read more
Hidden and Active: Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary
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What can we learn from this silent witness, one so humble and in the background that Scripture mentions Joseph less than ten times? Father Matthew Spencer, an Oblate of Saint ... Read more
The Three-Fold Purpose of the Pietà
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One of the most famous sculptures of the Blessed Virgin Mary is humbly tucked into a corner chapel in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. Commonly crowded with pilgrims, the Pietà ... Read more
Mary, Delight of Mariners
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Guard Hill provides a beautiful, scenic panorama of the coastal city of Marseilles, France, and the Mediterranean Sea. One can see for miles in any direction, both the compact city ... Read more
Lent Starts Tomorrow! What Should I Do?
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The last few days before Ash Wednesday are devoted to festivals: Carnevale throughout Italy, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and other small-scale celebrations before we enter an intense season of ... Read more
Our Lady’s Healing Spring
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On the morning of February 11th, 1858, Bernadette Soubirous, her sister, and a neighbor ventured out into the mountainous landscape of Lourdes to gather firewood. Two powerful gusts of wind ... Read more
Light of the World, Prophesied: The Presentation of Jesus
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Today marks the Feast of the Presentation, otherwise celebrated as Candlemas. While it denotes the end of the Christmas season, it is also a new beginning. Since the fourth century, ... Read more