On Mary as Mediatrix of All Graces by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
"The Jansenists altered this verse in order not to affirm this universal mediation of Mary."
VI Day in the Octave of All Saints
"Knowledge pertaineth unto them that mourn."
“Most Holy Theotokos, Save Us!” – on the New Vatican Document about Marian Titles
The new document contains no definitive language intending to definitively bind the faithful.
V Day within the Octave of All Saints
"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness."
“The New Raphael”
"By means of the histories of the mysteries of our Redemption, portrayed by paintings or other representations, the people is instructed."
Why Heretics Hate Mary but We Should Love Her More & More
Editor’s note: in light of today’s news, we must remember this important spiritual reality about Marian devotion. However, this text is not meant to imply that anyone is guilty of the crime of heresy, but merely to assert forcefully the spiritual reality behind this doctrinal question, written by a former Protestant. -TSF Marian devotion is…
IV Day in the Octave of All Saints
Editor’s note: reminder that anyone who devoutly visits a cemetery during the Octave (between November 1st and 8th), praying — even mentally — for the departed, may obtain one plenary indulgence per day, applicable only to the souls in Purgatory, under the usual conditions. ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us…
The Christian Doctrine of Purgatory: the “Periphery of Hell”
"The slightest pain of Purgatory will exceed the greatest pain of this life."
The Fiery Prison of Purgatory and How to Avoid It
The common teaching of the saints and doctors is that the slightest pains endured in the terrible fire of Purgatory will be more painful than all the pains of the present life. The Catholic Encyclopedia notes, “[St.] Augustine (Enarration on Psalm 37, no. 3) speaks of the pain which purgatorial fire causes as more severe…
Colligite Fragmenta: 21st Sunday after Pentecost
As the liturgical year draws to its close, the Church’s voice takes on autumnal gravity. The Sundays after Pentecost turn our eyes toward the final harvest, when the Lord will take all things to Himself. This Sunday’s Collect, Epistle, and Gospel form a single meditation on mercy and judgment, protection and peril, the divine household…
St. Teresa and the Joy of Female Saints
It means being a woman in her fullest and truest sense.
