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Yesterday, we had our Christmas open house. It was very blessed, and people enjoyed the song, conversation and camaraderie. We sang lots of carols.  My brother Kevin played the organ, John played the trumpet and my sister Therese played the violin like last year, and we had lots of snow to on the ground as you can see in the picture above.  This picture of our gate house was taken by my

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    Yesterday, America Needs Fatima employees and volunteers at our Kansas office traveled to the Kansas City area to spend the afternoon and evening together in anticipation of Christmas.     They visited a beautiful Victorian home that was decorated throughout for Christmas.  It was nice to see so many nativity scenes set up in this home.     90% of the furnishings are all original to the

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Oh, most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven. Blessed Mother of the Son of God; Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me you are my Mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in my necessity. (Mention your request here).

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Pope Benedict congratulates protestors of EU anti-crucifix ban in Saint Peter’s Square There are encouraging signs of renewed Catholic militancy as witnessed over the last few months in anti-blasphemy protests. Catholics in Italy have reacted with defiance against a decision by the European Court of Human Rights to ban crucifixes in public schools in that country. In some cities, public

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By Thaddeus M. Baklinski TAUNTON, Massachusetts, December 15, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - An 8-year-old boy was sent home from Maxham Elementary School and required to undergo a psychological evaluation after he drew a stick-figure picture of Jesus Christ on the cross. The boy's father, Chester Johnson, said he got a call earlier this month from the school informing him that his son, a

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    We received correspondence from another hostess of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima in her home.  She lives in Altamonte Spring, Florida.     She described something beautiful that she observed.  She was extremely impressed with the delicacy and carefulness with which the custodian handled Our Lady.  He was extremely careful and took his time in order to treat Our Lady with

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Mr. Lee Bollinger: It is very sad that what now passes as "freedom of expression" is nothing more than hurtful, hateful and despicable public speech. That this is condoned by the highest centers of learning in this country is a testimony to how far this country has fallen when it comes to respect for the feelings and spiritual beliefs of a significant number of Americans. To what am I

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    Whenever we do something that pleases Our Lady, we can be assured that the devil becomes furious. The more something pleases Our Lady, the more furious the devil becomes.     If the devil could, he would annihilate us each time that we do something good, but Our Lady does not allow this.      Sometimes She does allow the devil to attack us in certain ways. Why?  As a  test of our genuine

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Dear Mr.Ritchie, Thank You for keeping me up to date regarding the blasphemous XMAS play at Columbia University. I contacted the university directly to get a response. I asked to speak with President Bollinger's administrative assistant, but she was unavailable. The lady I spoke with took my name and number. I think she will provide it to the students in question. I asked why President

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(Note: I cannot publish posts to my blog anymore because some people have sent me viruses with ugly immoral messages on them... Robert) Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "3 Day Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel; Never Known to Fail Oh, most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven. Blessed Mother of the Son of God; Immaculate Virgin, assist me in

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From Mrs. Henderson in Ohio: I trust that Our Lady is sending you many graces in this Advent season. Yesterday we were graced many times over in our rosary rally in Brecksville.  A beautiful, clear day, 12 pray-ers plus all of our guardian angels, and many times honking sounds of support from the busy traffic around the town square. Here are some pictures.  Sorry they don't show

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There was a Rosary Rally commemorating the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe yesterday in Miami. The lady with the backpack to the left of the picture got off the bus to Inquire about Our Lady of Fatima: "Who is She?  Why is She looking at me?   I don't know how to pray."   The lady next to her sitting down explained why we were there and how to pray the Rosary. This picture shows

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By Michael Whitcraft Writing about Professor Corrêa de Oliveira is not easy. He led such a rich and multifaceted life that an author easily becomes overwhelmed, as would a marine biologist asked to write an article about the ocean. Where would he start? What would he cover? How detailed would he be? On the other hand, if the same biologist were able to take a more fundamental

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Allow me to praise you, O most holy Virgin Mary, with my personal commitment and sacrifice. Allow me to live, work, suffer, be consumed and die for you, just for you. Allow me to bring the whole world to you. Allow me to contribute to your ever-greater exaltation, to your greatest possible exaltation. Allow me to give you such glory that no one else has ever given up to now. Allow

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    If you are looking for some good spiritual reading to help prepare you for Christmas, I highly recommend a small volume titled, The Life Of Mary As Seen By The Mystics. This small book (with an imprimatur) compiled by Raphael Brown, is an excellent meditation.      This book in small chapters tells the story of the life of Our Lady from Her Immaculate Conception until the Coronation.  All

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    There will be a number of public square rosary rallies tomorrow on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.      Much of the country has received large amounts of snowfall as well as cold temperatures.  The rally captains that we have heard from are not going to let that stop them from holding their rallies.     The Holy Family braved the cold and exposure on their way to Bethlehem. There was

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Mary wrote: I have prayed this Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel for 3 consecutive days along with 9 Hail Marys. I will post again when my prayer has been answered. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Anonymous said: Oh, most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven. Blessed Mother of the Son of God; Immaculate Virgin, assist me

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Dear Mr Ritchie, Salve Maria! Thank you so much for your blog site. It not only provides instruction and encouragement for our spiritual lives, but also informs us on current events that are happening around the world, thereby giving us a global scale prospective. Living in Ireland we do tend to be somewhat insular in outlook, however, we are members of the one Catholic Church and

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  Recently, I have been reflecting upon the great importance that Americans place upon Christmas.  Yes, our nation is involved in a great war over Christmas.  The atheists, secularists, and materialists want to remove the most important aspect of Christmas, the Nativity.  They would make Christmas a purely secular day, without meaning.     Yet, Americans love Christmas. Americans love Christmas

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One of the truly Counter-Revolutionary acts of Pope Pius IX’s pontificate was the proclamation of the Immaculate Conception. There are three reasons the definition of this dogma was especially Counter-Revolutionary and therefore hateful to the enemies of the Church. FIRST REASON: An Anti-Egalitarian Dogma This dogma teaches that Our Lady was immaculate at her conception, meaning that,

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(This article was first published on the centennial of the Lourdes apparitions in 1958. ) Everyone knows the basic story.  It began in 1854 when the great Pope Pius IX defined the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady as a dogma with his Bull Ineffabilis. Later, Our Lady appeared in Lourdes 18 times between February 11 and July 16 in 1858 to a simple peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous, where

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This year the Church celebrates the 155th anniversary of the proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception which affirms that Mary was conceived without Original Sin. For centuries, the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady was defended by saints, theologians and laymen. However, it took centuries of theological debate to establish a consensus in the Church. Only in 1854, did Blessed

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    Here are some recent comments submitted by hosts of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima.     Mrs. Pineda from Hayward, California wrote how satisfied she was with Gregory the custodian.  She described him as, very courteous, polite and knowledgeable about Fatima.  She also wrote that the children present loved the visit.     Mrs. Salonga also from Hayward, California commented

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Who is the real hero? Please send us your opinion.                       Above:  The virtues of the American soldier deserve our admiration and esteem.  Left: Socialist protesters at the gates of Fort Benning cling to old, subversive Marxist ideologies. Thirteen TFP volunteers traveled fourteen hours from Pennsylvania to Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, to show their support

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In yet another crushing defeat for the pro-homosexual movement, the New York State Senate decisively rejected by a 38-to-24 margin a bill that would have forced same-sex “marriage” upon New Yorkers.  The issue is essentially dead until the next legislative session in 2011. TFP volunteers campaign for Traditional Marriage in New York The December 2 decision underscores a groundswell of public

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