Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Written by David M. Carollo We saw the new motion picture “Reagan” last week. It brought me back to the time of my own political coming of age in the 1970s. The first presidential election in […]
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Written by David M. Carollo We were sitting having dinner the other evening. Outside on the deck on a patio chair was one of our neighborhood cats. She was curled up, peacefully asleep, unaware of the
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Last month I was in Krakow, Poland, with my wife, who is Polish-born. We arranged and accompanied the Magnificat Choir from St. John Cantius Parish in Chicago on their sacred music pilgrimage. While there, we attended
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! By David M. Carollo On July 17, 2024, the World Apostolate of Fatima USA/Our Lady’s Blue Army lost a long time member when Fr. Charles Fanelli passed away. A priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, he
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! The blood-stained cassock worn by St. John Paul II during the attempt on his life, May 13, 1981. Last month I was in Krakow, Poland, with my wife, who is Polish-born. We arranged and accompanied the
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! As I established in the first part of this series, Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien discouraged his audience from reading The Lord of the Rings as an allegory. This doesn’t mean that similarities between his fantasy and
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Peace in Ukraine, symbol for end of the conflict in Europe between Russia and Ukraine. There is much in the news today that points to the rumblings of war. Pope Francis noted two years ago that
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Written By David M. Carollo Liberty and freedom in a disordered world are often misunderstood. The American experiment has been one of great accomplishments and great dichotomies. The underlying foundation of our national identity has been self-determination.
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Prayer is the mainstay of the Christian and Catholic life and so it isn’t surprising to see how, once the Fatima children had experienced the awesomeness and power of the angel of Fatima and the beauty
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! As we honor the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Friday and Saturday, I am heartened by the great mission given to Lucia dos Santos at Fatima
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Written byLawrence Maginot Many of you have probably heard about the movement for a fifth Marian Dogma, specifically to declare the Blessed Virgin Mary as “Co-Redemptrix, Mediatrix, and Advocate,” and you wonder how this movement aligns
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Image by Yannes Kiefer Written by David M. Carollo Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the Church, marks the end of the Easter season. Leading up to this day we completed the Novena to the Holy Spirit
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! This is a transcript of the homily given by the Most Rev. Joseph Perry on May 13th, 2024. You can watch the homily on our YouTube channel here. One hundred and seven years ago today, Our
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! To highlight a strong Marian aspect of the National Eucharistic Revival during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, the World Apostolate of Fatima, USA is holding a “Eucharistic Revival Statue Tour” that will travel from the East Coast
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Written by David M. Carollo The Fruits of Redemption During this glorious Easter season, it is important to ponder the fruits of the Redemption, which often escape the eye. What became of the many who crossed
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! This weekend First Saturday is followed by the Divine Mercy Sunday – uniting these beautiful messages of grace and mercy together. What a great time to go to confession and open our hearts to the Hearts
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Written by David M. Carollo The Humility of Holy Week Holy Week is upon us, and Lent is over. The sacrifices and reflections that marked these forty days are now ending and the true purpose of
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Sacrifice as a Duty of Love As Lent continues it can be easy to lose that original spark of devotion and energy awakened in us on Ash Wednesday. Our daily sacrifices and resolutions start out strong,
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Pope Benedict XVI prays before Our Lady at Fatima by Kevin J. Symonds, M.A. “We would be mistaken to think that the prophetic mission of Fatima is complete.” Pope Benedict XVI on May 13, 2010. Pope
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Please visit our World Apostolate of Fatima Website for this article and more. And follow our Facebook Page too! Written by David M. Carollo Simon becomes Peter; Saul becomes Paul. The Cornerstones of Lent Prayer and sacrifice are the cornerstones of Lent. It is during this time that we re-evaluate our lives and strive for
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