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The Reign of Mary, Issue No. 164, Summer 2017
° Justification and Salvation
What Did Fr. Leonard Feeney Teach?
by Rev. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI
The Church teaches that such a person can be incorporated into the Church and thus can be saved through what is called “Baptism of Desire.” This teaching of the Church, however, has been bitterly opposed by Fr. Leonard Feeney and his followers....
° God Will Not Be Mocked Forever
Blasphemy Has Become Commonplace in Modern Society
by Rev. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI
Even for us modern Catholics, so accustomed to the shocking portrayal of our faith, this outrage was a new low. LifeSiteNews.com reported that in Tucuman, Argentina, on March 13, 2017, a group of feminists in pink masks pretended to perform an abortion on a woman who was dressed as the Blessed Virgin Mary...
° In Mei Memoriam: Reflections on the Words of the Mass
Part I: Introduction through Offertory
by Martin Patrick Hughes, Ph.D.
just as the teachings of Christ form the foundation of our Catholic Faith, the Latin Mass is the impenetrable fortification that protects and preserves that faith. It does so through the words with which it is composed, and the prayers they form. There is an old Latin idiom, lex orandi, lex credendi, which translates to “the law of prayer is the law of belief.”
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° American Heroes of the Faith
America’s Proto-Martyr: Father Juan Padilla, OFM
Every nation has its Catholic heroes, who have provided outstanding examples of living the faith. America is no different. Unfortunately, however, too few Catholics of the United States are aware of the many holy men and women who have graced our shores with their labors...
° Respice Stellam
The Immaculate Heart of Mary: The Great Revelation of Our Day
In recent times there have been an almost countless number of revelations concerning the Immaculate Heart of Mary. What are perhaps the most detailed of these are the revelations made to Bertha Petit. Of the remaining Immaculate Heart revelations of contemporary times we have chosen for your consideration the following 36, all of which have received ecclesiastical approval...
° In Season — Out of Season
Our Lady of Fatima’s 100th Anniversary
Dear parishioners, it’s almost here: the momentous 100th anniversary of Our Lady appearing at Fatima in 1917. I vaguely remember the 50th anniversary, and I never dreamed I would see this day. The way things were going 50 years ago, I didn’t think that the world would last...
° Servus Mariae
Five Wonderful Effects of God’s Grace
Grace and time are God’s two greatest gifts to us in this life. Grace makes our souls holy and pleasing to God; it gives us the right to heaven. Although God frequently offers His precious grace to us, we often reject it because we are selfish, occupied with worldly things or we put our will before His...
° World Watch (short news stories compiled by The Reign of Mary staff):
Secret Vatican Commission May Be Re-Examining Contraception
Francis Appoints Abortion Supporter to Pro-Life Academy
Brothers of Charity to Allow Euthanasia in Its Psychiatric Hospitals
Seven SSPX Deans Demoted for Rebelling Over Rome’s Marriage “Concession”
Little Sisters of the Poor Win in Obamacare Case
8-Year-Old Boy Lifts Car Off Father; Says Angels Gave Him Strength
UK Diocese Tells Catholics How to Venerate Idols
Jesuit: “Homophobia” One of Principal Sins of Church
Cardinal Calls for “Evangelical Catholicism and Catholic Protestantism”
Schonborn Reviles St. Pius V as “Anti-Semite”
Diocese Refuses to Support Catholics’ Public Day of Reparation for Gay Parade
Bill Would Allow Doctors to Starve Dementia Patients
More Bergoglian Blasphemies