A Mother/Scientist’s Plea to Reconsider the Catholic School Vaccination Policy February, 2024 Your Excellency [Eminence/Beatitude], Blessings to you. I am a Catholic wife and mother of three young children. I desire a solid Catholic education for my family, and am a humble daughter of the Church in good standing, and in full submission to the [...]
FATIMA: The Moment Has Come 2024 Conference in Dallas, Texas Thank you all for a successful conference! Go to the Event Recap Page Testimonies from Those Who Attended: “I couldn’t believe that you had so many priests there, and that confessions were offered more than once a day, and Holy Mass was also offered, that [...]
It is evident with the crises in the Catholic Church concerning not only the sexual abuse crisis but also the crisis in the Liturgy after Vatican II that some Catholics have become disillusioned with the current Catholic hierarchy. From an outside perspective, some might ask why they should remain Catholic and not convert to Eastern [...]
What Is Obedience? Obedience is traditionally defined as “promptness of will to do the will of one’s superior.” It is classified as a special moral virtue that is a part of the cardinal virtue of justice. The Catechism of the Council of Trent affirms: “We are bound to honor not only our [...]
What Is Spiritual Direction? “The substance of every seriously devout life is the faithful accomplishment of God’s known will. This will is manifested in a) the Commandments, b) the Evangelical counsels, c) for us, in our Rule and the orders of Superiors. All the rest is accidental, and of more or less importance according as [...]
The Dearth in Vocations Warned by Sr. Lucia In her final public interview[1] on Dec. 26, 1957, with Fr. Agustin Fuentes, Sister Lucia stated: “That which afflicts the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Heart of Jesus is the fall of religious and priestly souls. The devil knows that religious and priests who [...]
On July 13, 1917, after showing the three shepherd children a vision of hell, Our Lady then confided to them the second part of the Secret of Fatima: “If what I say to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace. The war is going to end; but if people [...]
Let Us Pray and Do Penance for this Day that Lives in Infamy “We saw an angel with a flaming sword in his left hand; flashing, it gave out flames that looked as though they would set the world on fire. Pointing to the earth with his right hand, the Angel cried out in a [...]
Basics of the Biretta The biretta is a square cap with three or four peaks or horns, worn by clergy in the Church. The biretta has a stiff board on the top with three or four points, and it is often adorned with a tuft or pom-pom at the center. Bishops typically wear a [...]
The Catholic Church Codified the Books in the Bible One of the early Church councils that addressed the issue of the canon of Scripture was the Council of Carthage in 397 AD. This council produced a canon[1] that included the 27 books of the New Testament widely accepted today. In 405 A.D., in a letter [...]
Epiphany Blessing – Short History There is an ancient Catholic custom of the blessing of homes on or after the Feast of the Epiphany. It is said that the early Christians who attended Holy Mass in the Catacombs of Rome, Italy were given instructions on how to bless their homes using Blessed Chalk and Holy [...]
Brief Primer on Grace Grace is a supernatural reality. This means it is not physical, natural, or a substance. We cannot touch it, see it, or measure it with any natural instrument or human sense. Men cannot “create” grace or “give” grace to another. However, it is very real! God is the Creator of all [...]