Today is the feast day of our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas. She holds particular significance to the Catholic Church in America, as her appearance to St. Juan Diego on Tepeyac hill in Mexico was the first Marian apparition in the …
Category: Mary

The Virgin Mary and the Woman Drunk with the Blood of the Saints
In a remarkable series of apparations in the 19th century – in Rue du Bac, in Rome, in La Salette, in Lourdes, in Pontmain, in Knock – the Mother of God made herself known. The Blessed Virgin Mary left her …

Lucia of Fatima, Part IV: Calls from Our Lady
Editor’s note: The following, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima, is Part IV of a four-part series by Jonathan and Clara Fleischmann. Parts I and II were originally published by Missio Immaculatae Magazine and are edited and …

Lucia of Fatima, Part III: The Infamous Third Secret
Editor’s note: The following, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima, is Part III of a four-part series by Jonathan and Clara Fleischmann. Parts I and II were originally published by Missio Immaculatae Magazine and are edited and …

Lucia of Fatima, Part II: The Vow of Perfection
Editor’s note: The following, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima, is Part II of a four-part series by Jonathan and Clara Fleischmann. Parts I and II were originally published by Missio Immaculatae Magazine and are edited and …

Lucia of Fatima, Part I: Marian Genius
Editor’s note: The following, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima, comes from Jonathan and Clara Fleischmann. This is Part I of a four-part series. Parts I and II were originally published by Missio Immaculatae Magazine and are edited …

Four Marian Chants Every Catholic Should Know
Little things we do every day can transform our lives. Over time, these little things become habits. Good habits change us for the better; bad habits, for the worse. In past articles, I’ve encouraged daily mental prayer, the Rosary, and …

The Assumption: Celebrating the Greatest Woman Who Ever Lived
“And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.” – Apocalypse 12:1 “How do we know Mary ascended into heaven?” I asked. …

Cardinal Ratzinger: We Have Not Published the Whole Third Secret of Fatima
[UPDATE: The Vatican has responded to this story with a direct denial attributed to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI himself. You may read their statement and our response to it here.] Today, on the Feast of Pentecost, I called Fr. Ingo …

Alice Von Hildebrand Sheds New Light on Fatima
Introductory commentary by Fr. Brian W. Harrison, O.S. Owing to a lack of clarity and specificity in Chapter 8 of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia (AL), mutually contradictory views are circulating as to what it means for Catholics living …