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He was on the ropes. He was millions in debt. A huge corporation was trying to take his patent, ruin his company, and break him legally. His marriage was full of tension. He wore a pattern on his kitchen floor, pacing. So desperate was Louis P. Saia III that he thought of stalking the executives trying to break him. There was nothing left for him and his wife (even his lawyers were dropping him) and he was so beside himself with anxiety -- an upheaval he describes as nearly worse than if a loved one died -- that he could...

"When the atom bomb destroyed Hiroshima on August 6, 1945," notes a website, "it somehow spared a building only eight blocks away from ground zero. In it were living eight Jesuits who were unharmed by the blast, heat, and radiation. Some 200 scientists have examined the priests, trying to determine why they were unhurt. Speaking on American TV, the German Jesuit Father Hubert Schiffer gave the answer: 'In that house, the Rosary was prayed every day. In that house we were living the message of Fatima,' he said." Actually, it was even more dramatic than that. Let's hear Father Schiffer's...

SISTER NOUVEAU MARY ADDRESSES THE STATUE OF THE BLESSED MOTHERBy Sandra Molnar Quoth Sister Nouveau Mary to the statue, "I must say, We get precious little help from you, no matter how we pray. At the rising of the moon, in the clearing in the wood, We have danced all in a circle, but as yet it's done no good. And we've said the Mater Noster, meditated till we've dropped, But still the persecution of our order hasn't stopped. Aggravation from all corners, even places close to home, From That Nun in Alabama to You Know Who in Rome." (The...

Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with Thee. Blessed art Thou among women, and Blessed is the Fruit of Thy Womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death. Amen. Millions of Catholics often say the Hail Mary. Some repeat it hastily not even thinking on the words they are saying. These following words may help some say it more thoughtfully. They can give God's Mother great joy and obtain for themselves graces that she wishes to give them. One Hail Mary well said fills the heart of...

In 1929, Alfonso Marcue, who was the official photographer of the old Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, found what seemed to be a clear image of a bearded man reflected in the right eye of the Virgin. Initially he did not believe what was before his eyes. How could it be? A bearded man inside of the eyes of the Virgin?. After many inspections of many of his black and white photographs he had no doubts and decided to inform the authorities of the Basilica. He was told that time to keep complete silence about the discovery, which he...

  MARIAN APPARITIONS THE VIRGIN MARY GUADALUPEPARIS LA SALETTE LOURDES PONTMAIN KNOCK FATIMA BELGIUM GARABANDAL AKITA KIBEHO MEDJUGORJE MARY REVEALS HELL CRITICS OF MARY VIRGIN MARY FAQ DIVINE MERCYDIVINE MERCYMESSAGES PT 1MESSAGES PT 2 HOLY ROSARYPOWER OF ROSARY ROSARY MYSTERIES HOW TO SAY SECRET OF ROSARY PRAYER INTENTIONSPRAYER INTENTIONS SUBMIT AN INTENTION PRAYERS ALL PRAYERS SUBMIT A PRAYER Sister Agnes Sasagawa The apparitions in Akita, Japan lasted from 1973 to 1982 and regarded dire events that were to befall humanity in the near future.         The apparitions occurred through the statue pictured at the left. The statue is made of...

The modern Marian "movement" is characterized by a large number of alleged apparitions, many of which bear little resemblance to the historical series of major approved apparitions, those between Guadalupe, in 1531, and Banneux in 1933. This article looks at the actual mechanism of the modern alleged apparitions, and compares it with that of the genuine apparitions: when this is done, the shortcomings of the former become very clear. The topicality of all this is evident from the recent statement of Cardinal Vinko Puljic of Sarajevo, who, speaking at the Synod of Bishops in Rome, on the subject of religious...

Lots of Graphics: Post your favorite image of the St. Mary and Child, the Holy Family, or St. Joseph with the Child Jesus A thread to bless our eyes, hearts, souls, and minds: Kissing the Face of God Morgan Weistling

Dear Friends, This is a terribly sad day and joyous day. First, we learned of OxfordMovement's son Michael having died. Now I must tell you that my father who was known as the Freeper history-matters has also died today. At 2 o'clock my family gathered in my father's hospital room for my son Finn to announce that he and Aileen are engaged. They have only known each other a few weeks. Aileen was my father's nurse in ICU. She is young, Irish, and a Gaelic speaker. My father instantly told me she was the one for my son Finn. I...