What Is an Armenian Catholic? Armenia is an ancient nation and the first nation to ever make Christianity the official state religion – back in 301 AD. (By way of contrast, the Roman Empire made Christianity its official state religion in 380 AD.) Modern day Armenia is bordered by Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to [...]
A blessed Feast of the Most Holy Trinity to you! St. Rupert writes: “On the Sunday following the Feast of Pentecost, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Trinity. The place is well chosen, for immediately after the descent of this Divine Spirit, began the preaching and belief in the Name of the Father, the [...]
The Current Situation in Canada Regarding Life Issues Is Dismal. Canada’s March for Life is held every year on the Thursday on or before May 14th, which is a Day of Infamy for Canadian pro-lifers. On that day in 1969, the government led by Pierre Elliot Trudeau passed a law decriminalizing abortion. Less than 55 [...]
Don’t Forget, the Ember Days – Wednesday (May 31), Friday (June 2), and Saturday (June 3) – are this week! St. Joan of Arc, ora pro nobis! All of Our Lord’s Apostles have a feast day observed by the Church in her liturgical calendar. Saint Peter, Prince of the Apostles and First Pope, and St. [...]
The Fatima Center wishes you a blessed and grace-filled feast of Pentecost! When Our Lord ascended to Heaven forty days after His Resurrection, He promised to send the Holy Ghost to the Apostles, to confirm them in the Faith, to sanctify them, and to enable them to found His Church. Following the Ascension, the Apostles [...]
What Is a Swiss Guard? The Swiss Guards are a unit of the Swiss Army that is responsible for providing security for the Pope and the Vatican City State. They were founded in 1506 by Pope Julius II, who hired[1] a group of Swiss soldiers to protect him and the Church’s territorial land.[2] Julius II [...]
St. Maximilian Kolbe – Marian Martyr of Charity St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe (1894-1941) lived a life of intense devotion to the Mother of God. He founded the Militia Immaculata to promote Marian devotion and to fight against freemasonry. He also established a city of the Immaculate (Niepokalanow, Poland). It was populated by souls consecrated to [...]
Read Part One: Can Popes Personally Err? Pope St. Peter The first instance of a Pope erring is seen in the life of the very first Pope and recorded in the Holy Scriptures themselves. As related in Galatians 2:11-21, St. Paul rebuked St. Peter because St. Peter was being hypocritical in his behavior towards Gentile [...]
The Limits of Papal Infallibility Father Nicholas Gruner remarks in his book, Crucial Truths to Save Your Soul: “By a special grace, Popes are preserved when they are defining dogma, but at all other times even the Pope can fall into errors.” Such a statement is based on the Church’s dogmatic definition of Papal infallibility [...]
The Fatima Center wishes you a blessed and grace-filled solemnity of the Ascension! As we contemplate the great Mystery of Our Lord’s Ascension, it behooves us to recognize its parallels and internal harmony to Our Lady’s apparitions at Fatima. In this reflection we will consider three such connections. We invite you to add additional connections [...]
By Eric Bermingham and David Rodríguez I went to the movie, A Father’s Heart, which is based on the life of, and the miracles attributed to, St. Joseph[1]. It made a one-day showing at a local theater on May 1, 2023, the feast day of St. Joseph the Worker. Most of the stories were set [...]
Editor’s Note: This is a lengthy article which has been published in six parts. Links to each part are located at the bottom of each article. Although it was made public in 2021, many questions have arisen in the past year regarding Russia’s proper consecration. It therefore seems appropriate to re-post this series. A Book [...]