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 […]
If Only I Lived in the Old Days
Have you ever thought that? Wondered how much better things might be in life if we just lived a few hundred years ago? I know that I have! It seems like things were so much easier…. WRONG! They weren’t easier! Think of how many inventions we now have that make life easier – washing machines, […]
July – Month of the Precious Blood
There is a tradition that certain months of the year are associated with particular feasts of the Church, particular aspects of our Faith. The month of July has traditionally been the month in which the Precious Blood of our Savior, Jesus Christ, is honored — that blood which was poured out upon the Cross for […]
Making a great Easter season
The season of Easter. What do we think about it? We all know that Lent is celebrated [or do most of us use that word “celebrate” when it comes to Lent?] for forty days – a full season of special attention to prayer, fasting and almsgiving. And Easter comes, and then what? One of my […]
Making a Holy Lent
How do we make a holy Lent? Some of the saints teach that when we pray, we need to add fasting and almsgiving to our prayer. Think of prayer as the soil of our soul’s garden. If something is going to grow in the garden, it also needs rain. And even with rain, it still […]
Epiphany and Witnessing to Christ Jesus
The Church has just celebrated the feast of the Epiphany, the manifestation of the Christ Child to the Magi, the wise men from the East. This holy feast reminds us that Our Lord Jesus Christ came to earth, not to save one nation or for one period of time, but to save all peoples of […]
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 […]
Longing for Heaven
St. Augustine of Hippo (one of the patrons of the Confraternity) says in one of his works: “I implore you to love with me and, by believing, to run with me; let us long for our heavenly country, let us sigh for our heavenly home, let us truly feel that here we are strangers.” As […]
Quotes on Prayer
“Prayer is a mighty weapon, an unfailing treasure, a wealth which is never expended, a harbor that is always calm.” — St. John Chrysostom “Let us not grow tired of prayer; confidence works miracles.” — St. Therese of Lisieux Praying at Mass: “Behold, then, the most proper method of assisting with fruit at holy Mass. […]
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