Ave María! May Our Immaculate Lady, Mary the Mother of God, together with St. Anthony, little Antonia and all the Florida Martyrs, pray for us! On 14 February 1647, a horrific massacre occurred against the Christians of the Florida panhandle. At the time, the Spanish were beginning to settle the area and Missionaries were evangelizing the local apalchee tribes with great success. By 1647, 8 of the 40 Apalachee tribes had embraced the Catholic faith, 5,000 apalachee had bee

Selection from Short Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year: Volume I The Bad Christian by Rev. Francis Hunolt, S.J. (trans. Rev. Augustine Wirth, OSB) Text and Audio on JMJ Site Quinquagesima Sunday Many, During Shrovetide, Prefer to Follow the Devil Rather Than Christ “Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and all this shall be accomplished which were written by the Prophets concerning the Son of Man.” St. Luke 8:31 How do these two things harmonize, the Gospel of today and the

Ave María! May Our Lady of Bethlehem, with her loving Child bless us, and together with St. Joseph and All saints, pray for us! Blessed Epiphanytide, which is the season that follows the feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord. According to the Roman Missal, the word "Epiphany" means "manifestation.” This word was chosen because according to the Church fathers, the call of the Magi to adore the Infant Christ signified the coming vocation of the gentiles to the faith. Traditionally,

Ave María! May our Lady of Guadalupe, with her loving Child bless us, and together with St. Juan Diego and all saints, pray for us! Today, on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Immaculate Queen of the Americas, I wish to not only honor her victory but remind her children of her many enemies. There is a hymn that is sung in Mexico and the US-Southwest called Nino Dio (Child God). According to legend this hymn was written by a child that was abducted by the Aztecs to be sa

Selection from Advent Readings from the Church Fathers by W. J. E. Bennett. PDF Second Thursday: The Church's Failure Saint John Chrysostom, on Acts of the Apostles, Homily xxix. Saint John Chrysostom from the fresco Chiesa di Santa Maria in Aquiro by Cesare Mariani (d. 1901) ( source ) The Church indeed is in very evil case, although ye think her affairs to be in peace. For the mischief of it is, that while we labour under so many evils, we do not even know that we have an

Ave María! May Our Lady, The Immaculate Concepcion, pray for us! As we prepare for the great Feast of the Immaculate Concepcion of Mary, it’s important to remember all the glories of Our Lady. Our Lady has many, many victories against her enemies. Each of these glories and victories are a little icon of the great scene in revelations: “And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman, who brought forth the man child.” Today, I want to spend so

Ave María! May Our Lady, the Immaculate Mother of God, Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix of all graces, together with St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us! As the time to renew our consecration to Our Lady draws near, I recently listened to a few videos (links are in the references) concerning St. Kolbe and his method of consecration. These videos inspired me to look further into the life, teachings and institutions that St. Kolbe established against the modern enemies of God. Who wa

Selection from Angel Food For Jack and Jill: Little Talks to Little Folks by Rev. Gerald T. Brennan. Hardcover and EPUB Audio The Poor Dog (the Shepherds Grave) by Edwin Henry Landseer (d. 1873) Chapter 14 — Chippy Eddie Cooper wanted a pet for his son, Teddy, who was seven months old. So, Eddie decided to buy a dog. He looked at all kinds of dogs, and finally, one day he bought a small puppy. Eddie named the dog, "Chippy." Now, I don't have to tell you that little Teddy Co

Ave María! May our Lady of Walshingham, the Immaculate Queen of England and all English domains, with her loving child bless us, and together with St. John Wall and All Saints, pray for us! In October 1863, US president Abraham Lincoln officially declare the holiday of thanksgiving: “ I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, …to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving.” President Lincoln was not t

Ave María! May Our Lady, The Immaculate Mother of God, together with St. Peter, Pope St. Nicolas and St. Josaphat, pray for us. In recent years there has been a great desire to celebrate Russia as a champion against the degeneracy that plagues the western world. However, Russia is the origin of many modern errors. As our Lady warned at Fatima “Russia will spread her errors” I would like to spend some time on this feast day of St. Josaphat, discussing the original error of Rus