Our Lady of Mount Carmel

The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the patronal feast of the Carmelite order. Following is an excerpt from the Carmelite Constitutions of 1995: Mary, overshadowed by the Spirit of God, is the Virgin of the new heart, who gave a human face to the Word made flesh. She is the Virgin of […]

Day 197: Woe and Consolation (2022)

Fr. Mike reveals yet another prophetic message that points towards the coming of Christ, explaining why the Book of Isaiah is often called the Book of Woe and the Book of Consolation. He also touches on the powerful prayer we hear as we end our journey with Tobit. Today’s readings are Isaiah 11-13, Tobit 13-14, […]

12 keys to using the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

null / Credit: Shutterstock photo Denver Newsroom, Jul 15, 2022 / 20:00 pm (CNA). Pope Pius XII said, “The devotion to the Carmelite scapular has brought down on the world a copious rain of spiritual and temporal graces.” On the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, July 16, here are 12 keys to explaining […]

Colombian archbishop proposes more than one year of marriage prep

null / null Medellin, Colombia, Jul 15, 2022 / 16:41 pm (CNA). Archbishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo of Medellín called for the implementation of the “catechumenal itineraries for married life” proposed by the Vatican, including a year-long… […]

The Culture of Death is alive as Hell

Kate Brown, governor of Oregon, where I’ve lived since 1991, was upset when news leaked in early May about the Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs. How upset? Let me be very, very clear: You cannot […]