Faith the Foundation

Faith the Foundation

In the coming weeks, the Advent Liturgy will focus yet more pressingly on the theme of our own death and judgement, urging us to ask the soul-searching question: – Are we ready? “When the Son of Man comes, will He find, do you think, faith upon the earth?” What is this most important foundation virtue, and how is it supposed to transform our life and conform it to Christ’s?

In WEBSITE NEWS we study the history of a mysterious Christmas carol, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Was this song merely a list of Christmas gifts, or something much more to the persecuted underground Catholic Church? Our new ornaments reflect the deeper Catholic meaning and symbolism behind the song. Read more…

Holy Souls Mass Remembrance

Holy Souls Mass Remembrance

We share the story of Our Lady of the Bowed Head, a miraculous image of Our Lady that has a special connection to the Holy Souls. And we remind you to submit your names for the November Mass remembrance. Read more…

Our Lady’s Warnings

Our Lady’s Warnings

The Apparitions at La Salette - The messages of motherly warning, which Our Lady gave on the mountain in 1846, concerned the sins particularly offending the good God in the world. But Our Lady’s prophecies did not stop with the immediate punishments soon to befall France. In two “secrets” revealed to the seers, one to Melanie and one to Maximin, Our Mother gave us fore-warnings about what was to happen to the world from that day until the end of time. Our Lady’s message for faithful Catholics in the face of such dire warnings: prayer, penance, conversion, reparation.

In WEBSITE NEWS we introduce the Purple Scapular, and new holy cards.

In COMMUNITY NEWS we share news and pictures from our recent projects – the garden, the sewing room, our recent vow renewal – and we reflect on the importance of doing one’s daily duty.Read More….

The Love of the Immaculate Heart

The Love of the Immaculate Heart

We want to wish you a blessed Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Today, many of man’s miseries are due to disordered love. We focus on the temporal rather than the divine. Because of disordered passions, we tend to love the wrong things and the wrong people for the wrong reasons. When we do turn our affection towards God and the divine, it is only half-heartedly, with divided attention and distracted hearts. When we delve into the Immaculate Heart of Mary, not only do we find the remedy. Not only do we find the exemplar, the perfect model of how to love. We also find a Mother whose anxious care is to make it happen in our own lives, and whose own infectious and efficacious love is like a magnetic force that draws us to her Divine Son. Read more…

Sanctity in the Home

Sanctity in the Home

The family is the foundation stone of civilization. In and through family life, the Catholic faith is passed from generation to generation. By the proper education and training of children, by hidden, constant practice of virtue, by fidelity to daily duty, Catholic parents form the shape of souls and of society. This is surely why the family is, and long has been, so viciously under attack. Family life, the sanctity of marriage, the very vocation and identity of Mothers and Fathers – for these, Satan does not spare in his efforts to distort, ridicule, pervert and redefine. In this letter we wish to share a few words of encouragement, as well as sources of spiritual renewal, for those of you on the “front lines” leading the battle for Christian civilization – we share audio sermons, excellent books, and more!

In WEBSITE NEWS we honor Our Lady during this month of May with a new Mediatrix of all Graces vintage holy card re-print and a new statue of Our Lady of Good Success. We also have a new chrism scented candle.

In COMMUNITY NEWS we share updates and pictures from the past few months. Read More….

At the Lamb’s Royal Feast

At the Lamb’s Royal Feast

In present days, Christ’s Mystical Body endures a passion of its own – yet wholly one with His. We see in the world Holy Mother Church, mocked, persecuted, distorted ... abandoned. We see the Pontius Pilates of the world, the Judases among us, and we hear the jeering crowd who would see her put to death – put to death in her dogmas, her morals, her ceremonies and her authority. But: “the gates of hell shall not prevail (Mt. 16:18).” For we have the paschal flame in our hands. Today’s liturgy not only reaches back, but also, in the agelessness that is God, it reaches out ahead to a foretaste of that ultimate victory as well! Christ’s kingdom is not of this world, and neither is ours.Read More….

Reparation to the Holy Face

Reparation to the Holy Face

Devotion to the Holy Face belongs in a special way to the Carmelite Order. Recently, when Our Mother Prioress was on her annual retreat, she re-read the book, The Golden Arrow. She was so moved by the words of Our Lord, so much more poignant now than before, in view of what is happening in the world and in the Church today, that she told us all, “We should do more to spread this devotion.” In this newsletter we share some of the words of Our Lord that impressed upon us the need to spread this devotion, as well as share materials for learning more about it.

In WEBSITE NEWS we share the importance of the Holy Face chaplet, the medal, and a new relic badge made from our own relic of the Veil of Veronica. Read more…

“I am the Immaculate Conception”

“I am the Immaculate Conception”

In a few days time, on December 8th, we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception: that dogma which proclaims that the Blessed Virgin Mary, by means of a preservative redemption, in view of Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross, was conceived without original sin. This is indeed a singular grace, granted only to her as the very basis of her vocation to be the Mother of God. What have the Popes said about this beautiful dogma?

In WEBSITE NEWS we look at the history of the Miraculous Medal, originally known as the Medal of the Immaculate Conception.Read More….

Spiritual Father and Guide

Spiritual Father and Guide

The writings of St. John of the cross have proved a help and inspiration to countless souls – “ordinary” Christians, living hurried, active lives with little time for more than the barest obligations of their faith, find in these “incomprehensible” and “too subtle” treatises something applicable to their particular needs. What is this something? To what type of Christian, other than the contemplative, does St. John of the Cross appeal? What message, if any, can this sublimest of mystics have for the world of today?

In WEBSITE NEWS we look forward to the season of Advent, sharing spiritual reading recommendations, and new items to assist in the devotion of Christmas

In COMMUNITY NEWS we share some stories from the last few months, as well as stories about the sacramentals we have shipped to customers through our website.Read More….

St. Teresa and the Holy Souls

St. Teresa and the Holy Souls

Today (October 15th) is a great day! It is the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila, a beautiful feast day for the Church and especially for all Carmelites. Happy Feast day to all of you! So much could be said about our great patron, Our Holy Mother! But in this brief letter, we will confine ourselves to focusing on the one great characteristic of her life: prayer. Her writings on prayer, which offer much instruction and counsel to those who want to learn to converse with God, are among the most renowned among all the Saints and Doctors of the Church. Five centuries after her death, souls are still benefiting from this great teacher of the spiritual life.Read More….