In preparation for the Jubilee Year of Mercy, announced by Pope Francis, the Confraternity of Our Lady of Mercy will be posting articles on the Works of Mercy. Each month, from June through December, we will be posting two articles in which we will feature one Corporal Work of Mercy and one Spiritual Work of […]
Priests for Life feature Confraternity
Priests for Life and Rachel’s Vineyard are currently running a program called “Shockwaves of Abortion” to help people to understand the far-reaching effects of abortion in society. The March Shockwaves campaign featured an interview that Fr. Ben Cameron, Founder and Spiritual Director of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Mercy, gave with Kevin Burke: http://www.silentnomoreawareness.org/shockwaves/march/call-to-holiness.aspx
Prayer, Fasting and Mercy
From a sermon by St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church: There are three things, my brethren, by which faith stands firm, devotion remains constant, and virtue endures. They are prayer, fasting and mercy. Prayer knocks at the door, fasting obtains, mercy receives. Prayer, mercy and fasting: these three are one, and they […]
St. Margaret of Cortona’s Feast Day
The Church just celebrated the feast day of one of our patron saints, St. Margaret of Cortona. Have you read much about her life? A good place to start is this article from our website: “Horror of Sin and the Mercy of God” Please take the time to read this article, and then maybe do […]
Confraternity Facebook group established
The Confraternity of Our Lady of Mercy now has a Private Facebook page! If you are a registered member of the Confraternity (registration is done through filling out the online form on the “Membership” page of this website) and you are on Facebook, you can now join our Facebook page. Why join? Sometimes we need […]
Courageous Love for Christ: St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas is best known for being the Church’s greatest theologian. He wrote two “Summas” of theology which have been of tremendous importance to the Church ever since his the 13th century. But he was a man who was immersed in Sacred Scripture as well — he wrote many commentaries on different books of […]
And the Word was made Flesh
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory of the Father’s only begotten Son…” The Christmas season is for many people a time for celebration with family, for good food, and for football. Some people even go to Church (maybe it’s the only day of the […]
Reflections on Right-to-Life Banquet
Last night (October 16), I attended the annual banquet of Right-to-Life of Owensboro (Kentucky). What a wonderful event — to see 800 or more men and women (and a good number of teenagers) who would come out for an evening to celebrate the sanctity of human life! It was a joy-filled occasion. Not only was […]
New Confraternity brochures available
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 […]
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