always been a special place for me, since I was a child, and at this important moment in my life, I wanted to come to consecrate also my priestly ministry in Mary’s hands, because I know that, with her, I can [...] are becoming more acute, especially hearing, which is the ability to listen, which can be a gift so I can be a priest who listens better to people in their dramatic situations, in their joys, and in their [...] [carries me] to devotion and reflection … Everything [moves] very slowly and serenely, which helps me a lot to stop and concentrate on God,” he said. In his words published by the shrine of Fatima, Fr. Tiago
disappearance by praying the Rosary In a recent issue of the Italian weekly magazine Maria con te (“Mary with You”), we find a sober but intense interview with singer and actress Romina Power, focusing [...] reconciling with Albano and resuming a strictly artistic partnership with him. She continues to be deeply attached to the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico, but she discovered with her sister [...] complete answers anywhere. I couldn’t even sleep. So I went to a monastery in New Orleans and asked them if they had a rosary. They pointed to a large stack of colorful plastic rosaries. I picked one out.
dismiss them as a hoax. The film attempts to explain why they just might be authentic, by presenting some little-known facts. According to the four visionaries—Conchita, Mari Loli, Mari Cruz and Jacinta—Saint [...] story of four young Spanish girls from a small village in Cantabria (Spain), who claimed to have had several visions of the Archangel Saint Michael and the Virgin Mary between 1961 and 1965. The Church has [...] 1965. Pilgrims came to the village in very large numbers. Faced with the highly mysterious nature of the apparitions, the Church first issued a definitive statement that they were false. However, almost 60
received a much-needed boost with the visit of Pope John Paul II in September 2001. According to Archbishop Tomasz Peta of Astana, the visit showed the world a living Church in Kazakhstan, with some 40 [...] The Marian shrine, he said, reflects a strong character of the Church of Kazakhstan, namely, a strong Eucharistic adoration and a special devotion to the Virgin Mary. The cross bears an inscription paying [...] “Without exaggerating, I can say that the papal visit opened a new chapter in the history of our Church. From that moment, every three years a Congress of religious representatives of all faiths is held
She furnished her apartment with the expensive pieces of black and golden furniture, there was a swimming pool in her bathroom, she had a bedroom that seemed to come out of a fairytale and the marble in [...] famous actress, Eve Lavalliere, was tragic. Her father was a blue-collar worker, card player, drinker and womanizer. He murdered his wife with a revolver, then her miserable father turned the gun on himself [...] Lourdes, at the foot of Mary Immaculate, refuge of sinners. That elegant woman now wore the clothes of a simple boarder. That wealthy person would eventually get used to living simply with just one trunk and
She furnished her apartment with the expensive pieces of black and golden furniture, there was a swimming pool in her bathroom, she had a bedroom that seemed to come out of a fairytale and the marble in [...] famous actress, Eve Lavalliere, was tragic. Her father was a blue-collar worker, card player, drinker and womanizer. He murdered his wife with a revolver, then her miserable father turned the gun on himself [...] Lourdes, at the foot of Mary Immaculate, refuge of sinners. That elegant woman now wore the clothes of a simple boarder. That wealthy person would eventually get used to living simply with just one trunk and
prayed the Angelus, she saw a strange light and a figure dressed in white on the maple tree near the presbytery; the figure was seated on a gold, pearl-studded throne. A moment later the girl saw the glowing [...] illuminated. A golden circle appeared around it with a throne of gold; two angels escorted the Blessed Mother to the throne. When Our Lady was seated, two other angels brought Baby Jesus in a heavenly glow [...] were raising a crown above Mary’s head. Yet another angel brought a gold scepter and held it in his right hand above the crown. One more angel hovered above the entire scene, pointing to a cross. On June
1105) The Virgin Mary in my life What does a young man of 20 think about? What are his dreams and hopes? In the whirlwind of my somewhat golden student days in Marseille, I knew that a moment of truth was [...] make liberating decisions. My companionship with Mary, nearly 20 years later, was enriched by the discovery of a powerful text by Father Doncoeur on the Virgin Mary in masculine lives 1 . The more I studied [...] down and considering what to do next. For a 20-year-old, the coming of adulthood is always a bit scary. And there is an unsettling question: what is my vocation? A spontaneous intuition sent me one afternoon
(France, 1858) A very concrete way to seek Mary’s intercession At a recent retreat I led for a group of women outside of Tucson, Arizona, the women arrived, one by one, weary, worn out, spent with good works [...] the impossible. They brought with them an unusual heaviness; their burdens were exceptional. One woman was a victim’s advocate — the horror stories collected in her like a terrible, dark library; her dreams [...] ” Another worked with delinquent teenage girls — the concern she carried for them was palpable, like a heavy, wet cloak she could never take off. She knew the dangers they faced on a daily basis were nothing
an icon of the Virgin Mary with the words “Mother of the Persecuted” written in Aramaic, believed to be the language of Jesus. [...] Fr. Kiely envisages the London shrine becoming a magnet for Christians [...] November 16 - Our Lady of Ostra Brama (Poland and Lithuania) A new shrine in London dedicated to Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians Fr. Benedict Kiely, the English priest behind the project, believes [...] trouser suspenders and round spectacles - received what he describes as his “call within a call.” “ In August 2014, I was a parish priest in Stowe, Vermont, and I heard that for the first time in basically 2
