The Spiritual Life

From Dark Aztec History, Juan Diego Emerges to Fulfill Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Request

December 6, 2024

Lecture on Our Lady of Guadalupe from the 2008 Fatima Conference by Rev. Fr. Dominic Radecki, CMRI In the very heart of Mexico, in the center of the two great American continents, there is enshrined one of the most beloved, most treasured, most venerated objects in all of Christendom: a small cloak made of cactus fabric so thin one can see through it. For over 450 years, this little cloak, or tilma as it is properly called, has attracted the attention of millions of pilgrims from all over the world, many of them walking the last mile on their knees, singing and praying aloud for the privilege of kneeling before it. Replicas of this tilma and the Image upon it adorn our churches; it brightens the homes of the humble poor, and sobers the mansions of the very rich. If you live in southern California, as I do, you cannot

The Parallel Between Our Blessed Mother’s Messages as “Our Lady of Good Success” and “Our Lady of Fatima,” With Their Importance for Our Own Times

November 25, 2024

By Sr. Mary Agatha, CMRI Are the Warnings Given by Our Lady at Fatima the Same as Those She Delivered in Quito? Three hundred years before the Mother of God appeared at Fatima, her revelations as Our Lady of Good Success in Quito, Ecuador, foretold the widespread immorality and loss of faith that would sweep over the world in the 20th century. The message of Our Lady of Good Success parallels that of Fatima perfectly in its pleas for reparation and amendment of life. There can be no doubt that Traditional Catholics have found, and continue to find, immeasurable strength, hope, and consolation in the apparitions of the Queen of Heaven over the past two centuries. In her messages at Fatima, Lourdes, Rue du Bac, and especially La Salette, we find loving and urgent pleas with strong, even apocalyptical, overtones. Many, however, may be surprised to learn that Our Lady’s

In These Confusing Times, Faithfully Saying Our Rosary and Wearing Our Scapular Enables Us to Stay Close to Mary and Obtains the Salvation of Souls

November 8, 2024

A Sermon Preached by Bishop Mark A. Pivarunas, CMRI (Fall, 2016) In What Do the Prayers of the Rosary Consist and Where Do They Come From? The Rosary, also known as “Our Lady’s Psalter,” consists of a combination of three prayers; namely, the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory Be. Since we offer it daily to our Blessed Mother, it is something we all know by heart. The Our Father comes right from the Gospel of St. Luke, where we read how the Apostles said to Jesus, “Lord, teach us how to pray.” And Jesus said, “When you pray, pray thus: Our Father, Who art in Heaven….” (Luke 11: 1-4). The Hail Mary also comes from the Gospel of St. Luke; we read therein that the Angel announced to Mary that she was to be the Mother of God when he said, “Hail, full of grace; the Lord

Expecting Purgatory Can Be a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Purify Your Soul Now with the Fire of Divine Love

November 1, 2024

A Sermon Preached by Rev. Fr. Bernard Uttley, OSB, on November 9, 2012 The entire month of November is dedicated to the remembrance of the poor suffering souls in Purgatory. As we know, the holy souls in Purgatory are completely unable to alleviate their sufferings in any way. But God, in His goodness and loving mercy, has made us who are still “in the flesh” almost all-powerful in their regard, for we have the ability to relieve them of some, or all, of their sufferings by our prayer and penance. It is good to meditate on the sufferings of Purgatory, which we know are more painful than anything that we can suffer here on earth, but perhaps it is even more beneficial for us to know that we need not go there at all. Does God Desire Us to Suffer in Purgatory? It is within our power to bypass Purgatory

Striving to Make Jesus and Mary More Real to Ourselves Makes Our Love for Them Deeper and More Meaningful

October 18, 2024

A Sermon Preached by Rev. Fr. Casimir Puskorius, CMRI on August 23, 2009 Recognizing Our Lord and Our Lady as Real Persons Like Ourselves is a Great Blessing Venerable Brothers and Sisters, dear parishioners, I would like to speak to you today about the blessings hidden in the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I gave a sermon on this topic yesterday for Her Feast, but since the whole month of August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart, I wish to speak more in-depth about this very vital devotion. My dear brethren, our Catholic Faith (including particular devotions) is often difficult to practice on a fundamental level because we don’t see the Mysteries or devotions as relating to a person; i.e. – to Christ as a Person, or in this case, to our Blessed Mother as a person. Alice von Hildebrand brings up an excellent point in her book, The Privilege of

Staying Close to Mary, Queen of Martyrs, Ever Transforms Us in the Love of Jesus

September 25, 2024

From the Servite magazine, “Queen of the Missions” (June-July 1955 Edition), and TV Scripts of “Behold Thy Mother” Studying the Mystery of the Incarnation Leads to Contemplation of the Cross and Jesus Crucified What is the greatest event in history? The Incarnation. That God became man is, as St. Bernard called it, “the affair of the centuries.” That a man should be God exhausts even divine power. Higher than that not even Almighty God could raise a man. And what is the supreme aspect of the Incarnation? The Passion, Crucifixion, and Death of this Incarnate God. In the last hours before the death of Jesus on the Cross are culminated all the supremacies of Christianity: Redemption, divine love, Holy Mass, the Sacred Heart, etc. Therefore, one cannot long study Jesus, or meditate upon Him, or love Him, without arriving at the Cross. All contemplation of Him comes to rest in

The Podcast

Sermons

The Blog

From Dark Aztec History, Juan Diego Emerges to Fulfill Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Request

The Parallel Between Our Blessed Mother’s Messages as “Our Lady of Good Success” and “Our Lady of Fatima,” With Their Importance for Our Own Times

In These Confusing Times, Faithfully Saying Our Rosary and Wearing Our Scapular Enables Us to Stay Close to Mary and Obtains the Salvation of Souls

Expecting Purgatory Can Be a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Purify Your Soul Now with the Fire of Divine Love

Striving to Make Jesus and Mary More Real to Ourselves Makes Our Love for Them Deeper and More Meaningful

Staying Close to Mary, Queen of Martyrs, Ever Transforms Us in the Love of Jesus

Resources

Devotions

Printables

Novenas

The Spiritual Life

Contact us!

Featured Channels

See all content

Shop

SuBscribe

You have Subscribed!

From now on, you will receive our newsletter and special Notifications. Thank you!