Inspire fresh devotion to the immaculate heart of mary with these 36 contemporary revelations
(Spring, 2017) In recent times there have been an almost countless number of revelations concerning the Immaculate Heart of Mary. What are perhaps the most detailed of these are the revelations made to Bertha Petit. Of the remaining Immaculate Heart revelations of contemporary times we have chosen for your consideration the following 36, all of […]
Gaining Indulgences in This Life Helps Pay Our Debt of Sin and Gain Heaven Faster
by Sr. Mary Cabrini, OP (Fall, 2017) What are Indulgences and Why is There So Much Importance Attached to Them? While taking a routine morning walk along a popular path, a young man’s attention was drawn to many sparkling flecks amid the dirt and gravel. His curiosity urged him to stoop down and gather a […]
Is the Great Promise of the Brown Scapular an infallible Ticket of Predestination?
by Rev. Fr. Gabriel Lavery, CMRI (Summer, 2013) What are the two privileges attached to the scapular of Mt. Carmel? There are two privileges which Our Lady has attached to the wearing of the Scapular of Mt. Carmel. One is called the Sabbatine Privilege and is based on a vision of Pope John XXII in […]
Despite the Difficulties of Living a Christian Life in the Modern World, You Can Develop a Joyful Spirit
(Fall, 2006) by Sister Marie Vianney, CMRI “And these things we write to you, that you may rejoice, and your joy may be full.” (1 John 1: 4) Generation X, the culture of death, gang warfare, terrorism—these and other familiar phrases of our day reveal a sad, hopeless world. Yet such is not the natural […]
What is the Importance of the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and How Do We Live It?
From the Lectures of Father Messias D. Coelhoon the Message of Fatima, August, 1967 Fr. Messias D. Coelho, an outstanding authority on the message of Our Lady, was the editor of the Portuguese religious newspaper, The Message of Fatima, as well as professor in the seminary at Fundao, Portugal. Although his English is not the […]
Doing Battle for the Rights of God: Fr. Mateo, the Sacred Heart, and the Spanish Civil War
(Winter 2008) Some ten miles southeast of Madrid lies a hill marking the geographical center of the Iberian peninsula. Here, at the Cerro de los Angeles, occurred two remarkable events in the 20th century, which signify the battle raging in the world between Christ and Satan, between the Catholic Church and the enemies of God, […]
With Christ’s Ascension, We Must offer Him the Kingly Honor He Refused on Earth
(Fall-Winter, 2005)A Sermon for the Feast of the Ascension Delivered by the Very Rev. Fr. M. Casimir Puskorius, CMRI In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. My dear parishioners, this feast of the Ascension of Our Lord into Heaven is one of the feasts of His […]
The Mystery of the Holy Trinity in the Old Testament
By the Most Rev. Mark A. Pivarunas, CMRI (Winter 2008) How often we make the Sign of the Cross and invoke the Holy Trinity, and yet give little thought to the significance of the words which mark the beginning of all our prayers. Whenever we begin to pray, we invoke the Blessed Trinity, one God […]
Why Fasting and Doing Penance are Vital for Salvation
by Rev. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI (Winter, 2018) Why Did the Apostles Not Fast While Jesus Was With Them? When Did They Begin the Holy Practice? One day the disciples of St. John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked why His disciples did not fast. They pointed out that they and the Pharisees often […]
The Three Magi are Our Model for Persevering in Faith to the End
A Sermon preached on January 6, 2013, by Rev. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI My dearly beloved in Christ, today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, which is a very important, high-ranking feast in the Church year. Usually, the Feast of the Epiphany falls on a weekday, and so the faithful are not all present […]
