If God Truly Loved Me, Would He Allow Me to Suffer Horribly and Be Tempted to Sin?
by Rev. Fr. Dominic Radecki, CMRI (Fall, 2012) The allurements of the world and the lust of the flesh work to keep us from God and lead us to disobey His commandments by tempting us with an apparent good or poisoned pleasure. Our disordered passions and senses are lured by the bait of sinful pleasure […]
How to Develop the Spirit of Silence So That the Soul May Grow in the Virtues of Humility, Charity, and Piety
Servus Mariae “Servus Mariae Nunquam Peribit” “Servus Mariae” translates as “the servant of Mary” or “the slave of Mary.” This title reflects the spirituality of the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen. That spirit is one of Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary, as taught by St. Louis Marie de Montfort. The column title also reflects […]
Spirituality: How to avoid sins of the tongue
For Confraternity Readers: Servus Mariae “Servus Mariae Nunquam Peribit” by Rev. Fr. Dominic Radecki, CMRI (Summer, 2017) In the book of Proverbs, we read: “In the multitude of words there shall not want sin” (Proverbs 10:19). Sins of speech are prevalent and many people simply talk too much. St. Francis de Sales advises us to […]
Connoisseur Kids a manual for manners
“Connoisseur Kids” A manual for manners “God is great, God is good, let us thank him for our food,” we first graders recited with Miss McIntosh at our public elementary school. Then she lined us up boy, girl, boy girl, and we proceeded to the cafeteria. All the girls wore dresses, so it was easy […]
Chapter Meeting: Forging the Links of a Circle of Friends
Nine eager ladies converged on Our Lady of Fatima Chapel in Chelsea, OK, on the First Saturday of December, to attend Mass and participate in the first meeting of their newly-organized chapter of the Confraternity of Christian Mothers. Invigorated by the sacraments, they retreated to the hall for a delightful brunch with gracious helpings of […]
On the Christian Training of Children-Early Ages
On the Christian Training of Children – Early Ages Taken from the Book “Mother’s Love” 1951 Edition. As soon as the Christian Mother becomes aware that a new being has been engendered in her womb through the power of God, she should immediately offer it up to God, and again and again commend it to […]
The Confraternity of Christian Mothers
What is the Confraternity of Christian Mothers? The Confraternity of Christian Mothers appeals to the family, and especially to the mothers. These, above all, it desires to sanctify by frequent and regular prayers in common with thousands of their own condition and vocation, by talks and discussions, by the frequentation of the Sacraments, by the […]
Statutes of the Confraternity of Christian Mothers
STATUTES OF THE CONFRATERNITY As found in the book “Mother’s Love” 1951 Edition. The statutes of a Confraternity of Christian Mothers may be either general or special. General statutes are enacted by the Archconfraternity, and their general acceptance is advisable and recommended, in order to secure a certain uniformity in the direction, regulation, life and […]
Advantages of Joining the Confraternity of Christian Mothers
ADVANTAGES OF JOINING THE CONFRATERNITY OF CHRISTIAN MOTHERS As found in the book “Mother’s Love” 1951 Edition. One of the special advantages in membership is the actual presence of our Divine Lord with His graces. For this we have His own sacred promise: “Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am […]
