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“I Put You in This Place”
by Rev. Fr. Johannes Heyne
“Lord, give me strength to change what I can change, patience to accept what I cannot change, and wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.” It is true we have to be eager to change things for the better. But we also have to be able to accept the things we cannot change. For this, it is important that we try to see those things as coming from God and arranged by Him.....
Hernando Cortes, Conquistador of Christ
Part XII: The Final Conquest
by Rev. Fr. Brendan Hughes, CMRI
Over 60 soldiers along with 1,200 Indians and eight horses were killed or captured in the failed assault, the toll of Cortes’ company alone being 35 or 40 soldiers and 1,000 Indians. In attacking the companies of Pedro de Alvarado and Gonzalo de Sandoval the enemy savagely slung at them several heads of Cortes’ soldiers....
Adoremus in Aeternum
A Study of the Traditional Latin Mass: Reception of Holy Communion
by Rev. Fr. Dominic Radecki, CMRI
Before the Communion of the faithful, the priest takes his Communion. This is the third and last principal part of the Mass, and, therefore, essentially completes it. In order for you to fulfill your moral obligation as a Catholic to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation, you must be present for all three principal parts of the Mass....”
In Season—Out of Season
“And Who is My Neighbor?”
A Sermon Preached by Rev. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI, on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost
My dear friends in Christ, in today’s Gospel, we have a wonderful story often referred to as the parable of the Good Samaritan. This has to do with charity, and how a man traveling between Jerusalem and Jericho was accosted by thieves who beat him and robbed him and left him half dead....
Liturgical Year
Stabat Mater Speciosa
By the crib wherein reposing, With His eyes in slumber closing, Lay serene her Infant-boy...
Servus Mariae
The Confraternity of Mary Immaculate Queen
by Rev. Fr. Dominic Radecki, CMRI
We are surrounded by a society that is “directly opposed to Christian morality: duty is proclaimed an empty word; conscience [is] mere prejudice; divorce, a right; adultery, a weakness readily excused; purity and fidelity are ridiculed; vice is exalted and virtue scorned”...
Respice Stellam Voca Mariam
The Qualities of True Devotion to Mary
by Rev. Fr. Brendan Hughes, CMRI
St. Louis Marie de Montfort explains how more than in previous times, it is essential that we understand the qualities of true devotion to our Blessed Mother, for today there are misunderstandings and totally false notions regarding devotion in her honor....
World Watch (short news stories compiled by The Reign of Mary staff):
Benedict XVI Praises Martin Luther
D.C. Mandates Standardized Sex Ed Tests for 5th Graders
Vatican Calls for Central World Bank
Amish Men Jailed Over Safety Triangles
German Conciliar Bishops Make a Fortune in Porn
Mexico Proposes 2-Year Marriages
French Catholics Beaten by Police for Protesting Blasphemy
Blind Man “Sees” by Clicking
Ireland Closes Embassy to Vatican
Teens Expose Girl Scouts’ Promotion of Promiscuity, Abortion
Cop Helps Repair Virgin Mary Statue
Christian Student in Egyptian School Murdered for Wearing Crucifix
Christian in Iran May Be Executed for Converting
81-year-old Priest Fights Celibacy Rule
Florida Abortuary Offers Discount Abortions on Sundays
Archaeologists Uncover Centuries-Old Church Remains in Florida
Vatican Issues New Missal Translation
Eucharistic Nightmare in Minnesota
Mother Gets Probation for Spanking 2-Year-Old