On this day, the twelfth day of Christmas and the Feast of Our Lord’s Epiphany, Holy Church commemorates our Savior’s first manifestation of Himself to mankind, in the persons of the Wise Men from the East. Two other great revelations of Our Lord’s divinity are also recalled in today’s feast (namely His Baptism, when the [...]
Written by Andrew Cesanek and David Rodríguez As we begin a new year, it is appropriate to reflect on The Fatima Center’s immediate purpose – to widely make known the ever-increasing urgency of the Message of Fatima. We are living in “Fatima Time.” Our Lady’s prophecies and Sister Lucia’s dire warnings continue to play out [...]
Today marks the two-thousand and twenty-fourth year in the reign of Our Lord and Savior, Christ the King! It was on the eighth day after Our Lord’s birth that He first shed His Precious Blood for us, on which occasion He was also formally given His Holy Name, Jesus, meaning Savior. Our Lord, being the [...]
After celebrating the Companions of Christ (St. Stephen, St. John the Apostle, and the Holy Innocents), we celebrate St. Thomas Becket on December 29th while still in the Octave of Christmas. In fact, the feast of St. Thomas Becket was of such importance in past times that, like the Companions of Christ, it was observed [...]
An inquiry recently came to The Fatima Center from someone who asks, “Can you give proof for the existence of your Christian God and the relevance of Christian claims?” We certainly can. We have two chief means to employ: reason and miracles. Note: Hear Fr. Rodriguez address this question in an Ask Father episode, released [...]
Editor’s Note: You can read more about the “Norms and History of Fasting” in various articles written by Mr. Matthew Plese. It has been a long-standing requirement to observe Christmas Eve as a day of fasting and abstinence from meat. Christmas Eve remains part of the penitential season of Advent, which does not end until [...]
An all-too-often accusation alleged against Catholics is the claim that the Catholic religion is a pharisaical religion centered around the observance of man-made rules and not on the worship of God in spirit and truth. How should a Catholic answer these claims? First, some background is necessary. Who Were the Pharisees? Father John Laux, in [...]
Miracles can be separated into four categories: bodily miracles, intellectual miracles (e.g., prophecies), moral miracles, and social miracles.[1] All of these miracles unreservedly are found in the Catholic Church and can prove, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that the Catholic Church alone is the one true Church. Regarding the social miracles, in particular, the [...]
Editor’s Note: The Ask Father episode, ‘Why Dominicans Offer Mass Differently” with Fr. Albert Kallio, also addresses this topic. It was released on April 24, 2023. [Video] [Audio Only] How Does the Dominican Rite Differ from the Roman Rite? Beyond the Roman Rite, the Ambrosian, Mozarabic, Lyon, and Bragan Rites are also all part of [...]
Editor’s Note: Given the Gospels from the Last Sunday after Pentecost (Mt 24:15-35) and the First Sunday of Advent (Luke 21:25-33) it seems appropriate to reflect upon Our Lady’s Message at Akita at this time in the liturgical year. Our Lady of Akita Background Our Lady of Akita is a Marian apparition that took place [...]
Confusion and Chastisement We are living in an age of confusion – perhaps the greatest confusion that the world has ever known. Even the concepts of “man” or “woman” seem to be up for grabs. The question, “Is the Pope Catholic?”, used to be rhetorical, but now people really wonder. So how bad is it [...]
HAPPY FEAST DAY! A blessed feast of OUR LADY of the MIRACULOUS MEDAL to you. Note: The Rite of Blessing and Imposing the Miraculous Medal (in English) can be found LINKED HERE. On November 27, 1830, the Blessed Virgin appeared to St. Catherine Labouré in her Daughters of Charity convent in Paris, asking that a [...]