The Confraternity of Our Lady of Mercy now has some brand-new brochures which explain the purpose and plan of life that we seek to embrace to help us to embrace our call to holiness. If anyone would like to receive a brochure (or a few of them) and/or to receive some of our Confraternity holy […]
Mike Stack – Rest in Peace
Mike Stack, who until recently served as the Site Leader for Rachel’s Vineyard in Detroit, passed away on August 14, 2014, the feast day of St. Maximilian Kolbe, one of the great saints for the pro-life movement (Kolbe willingly took the place of another prisoner at Auschwitz who had been condemned to die in a […]
Christ is King!
Jesus Christ is the King of the Universe! Is He the King of our hearts, our lives, our families, our relationships? Have we blocked out His kingly rule by the abuse of freedom, which is sin? Advent is an excellent time to reconnect with our Lord and Savior, to make a good confession, to “get […]
Two interviews with Fr. Ben about our ministry
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I have just posted links to two interviews that I have given recently that relate to our Confraternity, and to the topic of healing and holiness after abortion. You will find them on our “Links” on the right-hand column under the section entitled “Blogroll.” I hope that you will […]
Fathers of Mercy recommended homilies
I am getting ready for our community’s annual 5-day silent retreat, but I wanted to recommend to all of you two of the latest homilies that we have posted on our website. One is my homily from this past Sunday, and relates to keeping our focus firmly on Christ; the other is by Fr. George […]
Rachel’s Vineyard Aftercare retreat in May
I will be giving a Rachel’s Vineyard Aftercare retreat in the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin from May 18-20 — if you are interested, you can contact me for more information. I will be giving my retreat series called “Victory over the Culture of Death,” which was developed to introduce the Confraternity and the call to […]
A great conference in California
I had a wonderful opportunity to speak at a Divine Mercy Conference in San Ramon, California last weekend, and had the great blessing of “tag-teaming” with one of our Confraternity members! Theresa Bonapartis, the founder of Lumina in New York (which runs the “Entering Canaan” retreats for post-abortion healing) was one of my fellow speakers. […]
New Prayer Partner Community
Great News! The Sisters Servants of the Eternal Word, a religious community of Franciscan Sisters which runs the “Casa Maria” retreat house in Birmingham, Alabama, has decided to join the Confraternity as one of our “Special Prayer Partner” communities. They will be including us in their prayers and good works every day. Please pray for […]
Pray for our retreat this weekend!
Please pray for the spiritual success of our Confraternity retreat this weekend, October 21-23, 2011 at the Sisters Servants of the Eternal Word in Birmingham, Alabama. We have seven ladies signed up for the retreat. May it be spiritually nourishing and fruitful for all of them!
Confraternity Retreat in Birmingham, Alabama in October
The Confraternity of Our Lady of Mercy will be holding a retreat [“Rachel’s Vineyard Aftercare Retreat,”] introducing the call to holiness and the spirituality of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Mercy on the weekend of October 21-23, 2011. This retreat will be held at the Casa Maria Convent and Retreat House of the Sisters […]